IMMORTAL

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is, from in- + mortalis mortal Date: 14th century exempt from death , exempt from oblivion ; imperishable , connected with or relating to ~ity, able or tending to divide indefinitely , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1616 1. one exempt from death, the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon, 2. a person whose fame is lasting, any of the 40 members of the Académie Française