deathless

deathless
deathlessly, adv.deathlessness, n.
/deth"lis/, adj.
1. not subject to death; immortal: the belief that the human soul is deathless.
2. unceasing; perpetual: his deathless devotion to the cause.
3. likely to endure because of superior quality, timelessness, etc. (sometimes used ironically): deathless prose.
[1590-1600; DEATH + -LESS]

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