immortalist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]immortalist (plural immortalists)
- One who holds the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.
- September 28 1657, Jeremy Taylor, A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir George Dalston
- the inhabitants by Ister who were called ἀθανατίζοντες, "Immortalists;" because, in the midst of all their dark notices of things, they saw […] "that virtuous and good men do not die […] "
- September 28 1657, Jeremy Taylor, A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir George Dalston
- One who seeks to extend human life indefinitely.
- 2000, R. Michael Perry, Forever for All, page 48:
- Advocates of nonbiostatic immortalist philosophies include the precryonics immortalist Federov and more recent thinkers such as Alan Harrington, Hans Moravec, and Frank Tipler.
Adjective
[edit]immortalist (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a belief in or quest for immortality.
- 2000, R. Michael Perry, Forever for All, page 48:
- Advocates of nonbiostatic immortalist philosophies include the precryonics immortalist Federov and more recent thinkers such as Alan Harrington, Hans Moravec, and Frank Tipler.