[im.mor.tal] adj [ME, fr. L immortalis, fr. in- + mortalis mortal] (14c) 1: exempt from death "the ~ gods"
2: exempt from oblivion: imperishable "~ fame"
3: connected with or relating to immortality -- im.mor.tal.ly adv
[2]immortal n (1684) 1 a: one exempt from death b pl, often cap: the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon
2. a: a person whose fame is lasting b cap: any of the 40 members of the Academie Francaise