"deathless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛθləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deathless.wav Forms: more deathless [comparative], most deathless [superlative]
Etymology: From death + -less. Etymology templates: {{af|en|death|-less}} death + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} deathless (comparative more deathless, superlative most deathless)
  1. Undying or immortal. Translations (immortal): ἀθάνατος (athánatos) (Ancient Greek), ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos) [poetic] (Ancient Greek), kuolematon (Finnish), αθάνατος (athánatos) [masculine] (Greek), neamhbhásmhar (Irish), neuvarvaanagh (Manx), nemuritor [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), अमृत (amṛta) (Sanskrit) Translations (work of art or literature): kuolematon (Finnish), αθάνατος (athánatos) [masculine] (Greek), buanseasmhach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-deathless-en-adj-4nQjSPzF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Immortality Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Immortality: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'immortal': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'work of art or literature': 74 26
  2. (of a work of art, literature, etc.) Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-deathless-en-adj-DX1T91Pq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 50 50 Topics: literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deathlessly, deathlessness
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