immortality

[ im-awr-tal-i-tee ]

noun

1. immortal condition or quality; unending life.
2. enduring fame.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immortality¹

1300–50; Middle English immortalite < Latin immortālitās. See immortal, -ity

Example Sentences

Mr Wonderful Takes a Cruise and its sequel Mr Wonderful Seeks Immortality detail his trips to, among other places, Bromley, Balham and the nightclub Spearmint Rhino.

From BBC

In the series’ final moments, Agatha appears to Billy as a wise-cracking ghost, sporting a silvery hairdo in her afterlife and pondering if this new shade of immortality looks good on her.

From Salon

He explains stories about the vampires "come back over and over again" because they "get in your bones and haunt you," with many raising questions of immortality, death and love.

From BBC

The combination of love and immortality, Dr George says, is also seen in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, which ran with the tagline "love never dies".

From BBC

While the characteristics of fictional vampires have changed throughout history - some burn to a crisp in the sunlight, others have famously sparkly skin - they have one thing in common: immortality.

From BBC

Related Words

• fame
• glory
• greatness
• renown