"mere mortal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mere mortal.ogg Forms: mere mortals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mere mortal (plural mere mortals)
  1. One who is not a god; a human being. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mere_mortal-en-noun-2aEmuXkM Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9
  2. (idiomatic) An ordinary person, without special expertise or status. Tags: idiomatic Translations (ordinary person): 凡人 (fánrén) (Chinese Mandarin), gewone sterveling (Dutch), tavallinen kuolevainen (Finnish), pauvre mortel [masculine] (French), simple mortel [masculine] (French), zwykły śmiertelnik [masculine, person] (Polish), mero mortal [masculine] (Portuguese), просто́й сме́ртный (prostój smértnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mere_mortal-en-noun-O0UnWJ5Y Disambiguation of 'ordinary person': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lesser mortal

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