Associations to the word «Mortification»
Noun
- Penance
- Fasting
- Austerity
- Abstinence
- Humility
- Humiliation
- Disappointment
- Flesh
- Indulgence
- Rage
- Repentance
- Denial
- Vanity
- Piety
- Shame
- Ridicule
- Sanctity
- Entreaty
- Resentment
- Self
- Purification
- Extreme
- Pang
- Annoyance
- Rowe
- Shamanism
- Suffering
- Richelieu
- Disgrace
- Sherlock
- Uneasiness
- Thrash
- Seclusion
- Practise
- Embarrassment
- Fortitude
- Inconvenience
- Prayer
- Folklore
- Inflammation
- Displeasure
- Obedience
- Bitterness
- Grief
- Holiness
- Solitude
- Indignation
- Contemplation
- Reproach
- Enmity
- Anger
- Distress
- Jealousy
- Contempt
- Meditation
- Tradesman
- Misery
- Adversary
- Insult
- Triumph
- Vigil
- Regret
Adjective
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Adverb
Wiktionary
MORTIFICATION, noun. The act of mortifying.
MORTIFICATION, noun. A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
MORTIFICATION, noun. (medicine) The death of part of the body.
Dictionary definition
MORTIFICATION, noun. Strong feelings of embarrassment.
MORTIFICATION, noun. The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply).
MORTIFICATION, noun. An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another".
MORTIFICATION, noun. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.