living

1. (uncountable) The state of being alive.uncountable

2. (with "the") Those who are alive: living people.Examples: "in the land of the living"; "Glad to see you're still among the living! [good-humored greeting]"; "Some say that the spirits of the departed walk among the living, though most of us do not see them."Synonyms: quick#NounAntonyms: dead#Noun, ;, deceased#Noun, departed#Nouncountableuncountablewith-definite-article

3. (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.Examples: "A Rectory or Parſonage, is a Spirituall liuing, compoſed of Land, Tythe, and other Oblations of the people, ſeparate or dedicate to God in any Congregation, for the ſeruice of his Church there, and for the maintenance of the Gouernour or Miniſter thereof, to vvhoſe charge the ſame is committed."; "The patron of the living who had the right to nominate a particular priest might make the choice, but the living was actually granted by the local bishop."countableuncountable