All 4 Uses of
immortal
in
The Throne of Fire
- And how could an immortal being get senile in the first place?†
Chpt 4 *
- The dozen little voices fell silent, as if for the first time in their immortal lives they were truly and properly stunned.†
Chpt 19
- The walls were painted with scenes of the Egyptian afterlife, along with jolly hieroglyphic mottos like IMMORTALITY WITH SECURITY and LIFE STARTS AT 3000!†
Chpt 20immortality = eternal life (to live forever)
- He'd given his immortal life to buy us one extra hour.†
Chpt 24
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.