immortal
n. countablen. a being that lives forever and never dies. In stories, this often refers to gods or legendary creatures who are not affected by time or old age.
n. a being of infinite existence who is exempt from death or decay. Often refers to a deity in classical mythology or a fictional entity in speculative literature.
In the movie, the hero is an immortal who cannot be killed.
Ancient Greek myths are filled with stories of the immortals living on Mount Olympus and interfering in human affairs.
The poet suggests that while the artist is mortal, the creator of a masterpiece becomes a symbolic immortal through the enduring legacy of their work.
From Latin immortālis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mortālis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis), equivalent to im- + mortal. Displaced native undeadly, from Old English undēadlīċ. The term referring to the Persian soldiers was a Calque of Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος (athánatos). One suggestion claimed that "Immortals" were named by the ancient Greeks because wounded soldiers were quickly replaced, while another claimed that it was because Greek informants confused Old Persian anauša- (“immortal, without death”) with Old Persian anūšiya- (“companion, royal bodyguard”).
Often used in the plural ('the immortals') to refer to a specific group of gods or legendary figures.