Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM-PER'ISH-A-BLE
IM-PE'RI-OUS-NESSIM-PER'ISH-A-BLE-NESS
IM-PER'ISH-A-BLE, a. [Fr. imperissable; in and perish.]
Not subject to decay; not liable to perish; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. Elegant discourses on virtue – will not supply the consolations of imperishable hope.
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