Great authors are immortalized by their works.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mor|tal|i|ty — «mr TAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the condition of being sure to die sometime; mortal nature, character, or existence: »Life s gayest scenes speak man s mortality (Edward Young). 2. loss of life on a large scale; frequency of death: »The… … Useful english dictionary
mor|tal|ize — «MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make mortal; consider or represent as mortal: »In later times he [Faunus] was mortalized like all the other Italian gods (Thomas Keightley) … Useful english dictionary
mor|tal|ly — «MR tuh lee», adverb. 1. so as to cause death; fatally: »mortally wounded. 2. bitterly; grievously: »mortally offended. Whoe er it be That tells my faults, I hate him mortally (Alexander Pope). 3. Informal. very greatly; … Useful english dictionary
mor|tal — «MR tuhl», adjective, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. sure to die sometime: »all mortal creatures. Do you think your daughter is not mortal like other people? (Charles Reade). 2. of man; of mortals: »Mortal flesh has many pains and diseases. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
im|mor|tal|i|ty — «IHM r TAL uh tee», noun. 1. endless life; living forever: »The Greeks believed in the immortality of their gods; many believe in the immortality of the soul. 2. fame that lasts forever: »the immortality of the great achievements of Newton and… … Useful english dictionary
im|mor|tal|ize — «ih MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make immortal. 2. to cause to be remembered or famous forever; give everlasting fame to: »Great authors are immortalized by their works. –im|mor´tal|iz´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
im|mor|tal|i|za|tion — «ih MR tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of immortalizing. 2. the state of being immortalized … Useful english dictionary
mor·tal·i·ty — /moɚˈtæləti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die : the quality or state of being mortal The news of her cousin s death reminded her of her own mortality.… … Useful english dictionary
im|mor´tal|ly — … Useful english dictionary
im|mor|tal — … Useful english dictionary
