Both Uses of
immortal
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- He had partially unveiled the face of Nature, but her immortal lineaments were still a wonder and a mystery.†
p. 41.7 *
- It was very different when the masters of the science sought immortality and power; such views, although futile, were grand; but now the scene was changed.†
p. 48.3immortality = eternal life (to live forever)
Definitions:
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(1)
(immortal) living or existing forever
or:
someone famous throughout history
or:
someone who will never die -- such as a mythological god -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, "The Immortals" denotes a military corps of the Persian Empire. The Immortals were so-named because each time a member of the 10,000 man corps was killed or seriously wounded, he was replaced by another man. They are best remembered in western culture for their role in defeating the badly out-numbered Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae.