Pronunciations
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/ˈdɛθləs/
Adjective
Undying or immortal.
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Athena For mighty is the potency of the revered Erinyes both with the deathless high gods and with the powers of the world below; […]
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Like the deathless vampire who must repeat its stalk-and-kill cycle in order to satisfy a recurring blood hunger, the earliest film horrors cannibalized its literary ancestry again and again.
“Hey, how do I kill this guy anyway?” “Finn, you can't kill my Dad!” “Oh, I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean --” “No, you literally can't kill my Dad. He's deathless.” “Oh.”
Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.
Usage- usually
- of a work of art
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Her novels are filled with unforgettable characters and deathless prose.
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"We cannot do less than call it Ixodes Maloni. The very small inconvenience of being bitten, my young friend, cannot, I am sure, weigh with you as against the glorious privilege of having your name inscribed in the deathless roll of zoology."
Finally, one voice in England proclaimed him a deathless dramatist and portrayer of character (Morgann) (<422).
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So, would we get a Gettysburg address for the 21st century? A deathless line like “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
Adjective
never dying
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his undying fame