inmortalis

immortālis ( inm- ), e, adj. [in-mortalis], undying, immortal (class.).

I.

Lit.:

si nullum corpus immortale sit, nullum esse corpus sempiternum: corpus autem immortale nullum esse, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 29:

credo deos immortales sparsisse animos in corpora humana, etc.,

id. de Sen. 21, 77: dii;

v. deus: animi,

id. ib. 23, 82; id. Leg. 2, 11, 27:

natura (opp. mortalis fortuna),

id. Off. 1, 33, 120:

pro di inmortales!

Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 1:

pro deorum inmortalium!

id. Phorm. 2, 3, 4 al. — Subst. plur.: immortāles, ium, m., the immortals, gods: quod ad immortales attinet, haec;

deinceps quod ad mortales,

to the gods, Varr. L. L. 5, § 75 Müll.; Lucr. 5, 165.—

II.

Transf.

A.

Imperishable, eternal, endless:

memoria et gloria,

Cic. Balb. 17, 40:

memoriam alicujus reddere,

id. de Or. 2, 2, 8:

fructum cepi vestri in me amoris et judicii,

id. Pis. 14, 31: gratias agere alicui, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 11, 1:

opera edere,

Liv. 1, 16, 1:

tributa,

Tac. H. 4, 32:

illa Sallustii velocitas,

Quint. 10, 1, 102:

nemo ignaviā immortalis factus est,

Sall. J. 90, 49:

immortalia ne speres, monet annus, etc.,

Hor. C. 4, 7, 7.—

B.

Poet., like the gods, blessed, exceedingly happy:

immortalis ero, si altera talis erit,

Prop. 2. 14 (3, 6), 10; 2, 15 (3, 7), 39.—Hence, * adv.: immortā-lĭter, infinitely:

gaudeo,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 9.