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Mortal \Mor"tal\, n.
A being subject to death; a human being; man. "Warn poor
mortals left behind." --Tickell.
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Mortal \Mor"tal\, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis,
death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and
cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.]
1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.
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2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death;
terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly;
as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.
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3. Fatally vulnerable; vital.
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Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but
missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes
the work. --Milton.
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4. Of or pertaining to the time of death.
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Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,
Or in the natal or the mortal hour. --Pope.
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5. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
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The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
--Dryden.
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6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or
knowledge; mortal power.
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The voice of God
To mortal ear is dreadful. --Milton.
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7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting
two mortal hours. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
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{Mortal foe}, {Mortal enemy}, an inveterate, desperate, or
implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.
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