Both Uses of
immortal
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Do what I tell you, and immortality awaits you!†
Chpt 79-80 *
- Suppose that the Supreme Being, after having created the world and fertilized chaos, had paused in the work to spare an angel the tears that might one day flow for mortal sins from her immortal eyes; suppose that when everything was in readiness and the moment had come for God to look upon his work and see that it was good—suppose he had snuffed out the sun and tossed the world back into eternal night—then—even then, Mercedes, you could not imagine what I lose in sacrificing my life at…†
Chpt 89-90
Definition:
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(immortal) living or existing forever
or:
someone famous throughout history
or:
someone who will never die -- such as a mythological god