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mortal (iou)



mortal adjective, adverb, & noun. LME.
[Old French, Latinized var. of Old & mod. French mortel, or directly from Latin mortalis, from mort-, mors death: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Subject to death, destined to die. LME.
A. Mason They were banished from the Garden and..became mortal: prey to sickness, destined to old age and death.
b. Doomed to immediate death. E16-E17.
transf. Of or pertaining to humanity as subject to death; of or pertaining to material, temporal or earthly existence; associated with death. LME.
mortal mind Christian Science the source in humans of all delusion and error, creating the illusion of bodily sensations, pain, and illness. this mortal coil: see COIL noun1.
T. Keightley The axe descending, terminated his mortal existence.
a. Causing death; fatal; hyperbol. very hurtful or damaging. (Foll. by to.) LME.
L. Strachey The Duchess of York had been attacked by a mortal disease. A. G. Gardiner I have..seen a batsman receive a mortal blow from a ball.
b. Of pain, grief, fear, etc.: intense; very serious. LME.
A. Hutschnecker An hour of mortal dread when..I was facing a firing squad.
c. Pertaining to or accompanying death. LME.
d. Of a period of time or a region: characterized by many deaths. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
e. Destructive (to a thing). L17.
Christian Theology. Of sin: entailing damnation; depriving the soul of divine grace; = DEADLY adjective 4. Opp. venial. LME.
Merle Collins Missing church on Sundays was a mortal sin.
a. Of war, a battle, etc.: fought to the death. LME.
b. Of an enemy: relentless, implacable. LME.
Ld Macaulay Halifax..was the constant and mortal enemy of French ascendency.
c. (Of enmity, hatred, etc.) pursued to the death; unappeasable; having the character of such enmity. L15.
Addison A Tribe of Egoists for whom I have always had a mortal Aversion.
Conceivable, imaginable, (after any, every, no, etc.). Cf. EARTHLY adjective 4. colloq. E17.
J. Gardam He knew every mortal thing you did.
Extremely great, excessive. colloq. E18.
Dickens I was a mortal sight younger then.
[Ellipt. for mortal drunk below.] Very drunk. colloq. Chiefly Scot. & north. L18.
Long; tedious. colloq. E19.
Lytton And so on for 940 mortal pages.
b. adverb. Mortally; extremely, excessively. arch. Now dial. & slang. LME.
mortal drunk very drunk, = dead drunk s.v. DEAD adverb.
C. noun.
A being subject to death; a human being, as contrasted with an immortal. LME.
D. Rowe We are all fallible mortals. We all die. T. K. Wolfe God or Fate would refuse to be anticipated by a mere mortal.
loosely. A person. E18.
no mortal nobody.
mortalism noun (Christian Theology) belief in the mortality of the soul M17.
mortalist noun (Christian Theology) an adherent of mortalism M17-M18.
mortalize verb (a) verb intrans. become mortal; (b) verb trans. make mortal; consider or represent as mortal: L16.

Demerara sugar (recipes)


This pale-coloured and mild-tasting raw cane sugar is named after its place of origin - Demerara, in Guyana - but it' s now imported from various Other places such as Jamaica, Malawi and Mauritius. It has large sparkling golden crystals and a crunchy texture.Traditionally used to sweeten coffee, it' s perfect for sprinkling but can also be used for Baking, particularly in things that need extra crunchiness such as crumbles, cheesecake bases, flapjacks and biscuits. You can also buy fine demerara sugar, which is better for cake Baking. Keep it stored in an airtight container somewhere cool and dry to prevent the crystals from going hard.