Athanasia
deathlessness; immortality.
Historical Examples
I lifted my eyes: the veil had fallen—it was my lost athanasia!
Wilfrid Cumbermede George MacDonald
It was the scent of the garments of my athanasia, as I had dreamed it in my dream!
Wilfrid Cumbermede George MacDonald
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