Word Definition

Mortal

  1. A being subject to death; a human being; man.
  2. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.
  3. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
  4. Fatally vulnerable; vital.
  5. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.
  6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.
  7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours.

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