adj. & n.
--adj.
1. a living for ever; not mortal. b divine.
2 unfading, incorruptible.
3 likely or worthy to be famous for all time.
--n.
1. a an immortal being. b (in pl.) the gods of antiquity.
2 a person (esp. an author) of enduring fame.
3 (Immortal) a member of the French Academy.
Derivatives:
immortality n. immortalize v.tr. (also -ise). immortalization n. immortally adv.
Etymology: ME f. L immortalis (as IN-(1), MORTAL)