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mortal mind

noun

, Christian Science.
  1. the illusion that mind and life arise from matter and are subject to death. Compare mind ( def 19 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mortal mind1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

So, the intrigue of Friday’s  UFC 207 main event at T-Mobile Arena is what’s bouncing around the mortal mind of the once invincible Ronda Rousey, and how the results inside the octagon will determine the future of one of the most prominent figures in the sport.

“You are being led into the inner sanctum of power, my young apprentice,” one pickup guru announces after extracting a promise that Strauss will not impart these lessons to his archrival, “and the price for betrayal is dark beyond measure of your mortal mind.”

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This denial, the church’s in a massive sexual-abuse cover-up, or yours in your cultural circles, was not a fog ordained by God to cloud the mortal mind.

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But they are as nought unless they are sealed by destiny, and that no mortal mind may know.

Alas! the curious laws of fate 'Tis not for mortal mind to know: The serpent hides his treacherous head Beneath the fairest flowers that grow.

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