| Mortal (mortal) |
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| Mor"tal |
| [F. mortel, L.
mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr.
moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See Murder, and
cf. Filemot, Mere a lake, Mortgage.] |
Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is
mortal.
Destructive to life; causing or
occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death;
deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.
Fatally vulnerable; vital.
Of or pertaining to the time of
death.
Affecting as if with power to kill;
deathly.
Human; belonging to man, who is mortal;
as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.
Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a
sermon lasting two mortal hours.
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A being subject to
death; a human being; man.
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