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Immortality — • By immortality is ordinarily understood the doctrine that the human soul will survive death, continuing in the possession of an endless conscious existence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Immortality Immortality … Catholic encyclopedia
Immortality — (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an infinite length of time. [(cf Concise Oxford Dictionary] As immortality is the negation of mortality not dying or not being subject to death it has been a subject of… … Wikipedia
Immortality — «Immortality» Sencillo de Pearl Jam del álbum Vitalogy Lado B Rearviewmirror (Interpretada por The Frogs) Formato CD, casete, Vinil Grabación Marzo a Abril de 1994 en los estudios … Wikipedia Español
Immortality — Im mor*tal i*ty, n.; pl. {Immortalities}. [L. immortalitas: cf. F. immortalit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul. [1913 Webster] This mortal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immortality — Immortality is the property of not being subject to death. Traditionally, Christian philosophers have not hesitated to attribute this property to God. Nevertheless, there is a problem with so doing: Christians believe that Jesus was divine and … Christian Philosophy
immortality — [n1] endless life athanasia, deathlessness, endurance, eternal life, eternity, everlasting life, perpetuity, timelessness; concepts 539,798 immortality [n2] enduring fame celebrity, fame, famousness, glorification, glory, greatness, lasting fame … New thesaurus
immortality — I (deathlessness) noun athanasy, canonization, commemoration, continuity, deathlessness, endless life, endlessness, eternal continuance, eternity, everlastingness, imperishability, indestructibility, infinity, perpetuation, perpetuity, undying… … Law dictionary
immortality — (n.) mid 14c., deathlessness, from O.Fr. immortalité (13c.) and directly from L. immortalitatem (nom. immortalitas) deathlessness, endless life, from immortalis (see IMMORTAL (Cf. immortal)). Sense of everlasting fame is from 1530s … Etymology dictionary
immortality — /im awr tal i tee/, n. 1. immortal condition or quality; unending life. 2. enduring fame. [1300 50; ME immortalite < L immortalitas. See IMMORTAL, ITY] * * * ▪ philosophy and religion in philosophy and religion, the continuity of human… … Universalium
immortality — The condition of being exempt from death or destruction, of living for ever. Personal immortality entails that after our death (as identified by others) we ourselves shall enjoy experiences, possibly after an interval, and shall live another life … Philosophy dictionary
immortality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ personal (technical) ▪ Some religions include a doctrine of personal immortality. ▪ baseball, cinematic, literary, sporting (BrE), etc. ( … Collocations dictionary
