Definition

1. Noun:
   • The condition of living forever; never dying or decaying: The state of being exempt from death, having an endless existence.
   • Unending existence or fame: Lasting fame or remembrance that endures through time.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • In many mythologies, gods are granted immortality. (In many mythologies, gods are given the condition of living forever.)
  • Some scientists research the biology of aging, seeking clues to human immortality. (Some scientists study the biology of aging, looking for hints about the human condition of never dying.)
  • He achieved immortality through his groundbreaking scientific discoveries. (He achieved unending fame through his groundbreaking scientific discoveries.)

Advanced Usage

• "to achieve immortality": to gain lasting fame or remembrance.
  • The artist achieved immortality through her timeless paintings. (The artist gained lasting fame through her timeless paintings.)
• "to seek immortality": to try to obtain eternal life or enduring fame.
  • The ancient alchemists sought immortality through their experiments. (The ancient alchemists tried to obtain eternal life through their experiments.)

Variants and Related Words

• Immortal (adj): Living forever; never dying or decaying.
  • In the story, the vampire was immortal. (In the story, the vampire lived forever.)
• Immortalize (verb): To confer enduring fame upon; to make immortal.
  • The poem immortalized the hero's deeds. (The poem gave the hero's deeds enduring fame.)

Synonyms

• Eternal life: Life without end.
• Perpetuity: The state or quality of lasting forever.
• Enduring fame: Lasting renown.

Related Phrases

• Fountain of immortality: A mythical spring that grants eternal life.
  • Legends speak of a fountain of immortality hidden in the jungle. (Legends tell of a mythical spring that grants eternal life hidden in the jungle.)
• Quest for immortality: A long search for eternal life.
  • The king's quest for immortality led him to consult many wise men. (The king's long search for eternal life led him to consult many wise men.)

Related Idioms

• To earn a place in immortality: To do something so significant that one is remembered forever.
  • With that single act of bravery, he earned a place in immortality. (With that single act of bravery, he did something so significant that he is remembered forever.)
• Cheating death: Avoiding death, often implying a struggle against mortality.
  • The character in the novel seemed to be cheating death, as if he had immortality. (The character in the novel seemed to be avoiding death, as if he had the condition of living forever.)

Noun

1. perpetual life after death
2. the quality or state of being immortal