mortification
IPA: mˈɔrtʌfkeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of mortifying.
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- (medicine) The death of part of the body.
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (law, Scotland) A bequest to a charitable institution.
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Examples of "mortification" in Sentences
- I have no desire for self mortification.
- Darcy departs in anger and mortification.
- And then there's the corporal mortification knock.
- Mortification rituals would fall into this category.
- The cross and mortification as signs of contradiction.
- Recent theology affirms the practice of mortification.
- Protestant Christianity's view and use of mortification.
- The whole evening is a haze of alcohol and mortification.
- Examples of mortification of the flesh in Christian history.
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