Definition of Mortal

Mor´tal
a.1.Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.
2.Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.
3.Fatally vulnerable; vital.
4.Of or pertaining to the time of death.
5.Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
- Dryden.
6.Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.
The voice of God
To mortal ear is dreadful.
- Milton.
7.Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours.
Mortal foe
an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.
n.1.A being subject to death; a human being; man.


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