mortification
n . 坏疽,脱疽,禁欲
坏疽,脱疽,禁欲
mortification n 1 :
strong feelings of embarrassment [
synonym : {
chagrin },
{
humiliation }, {
mortification }]
2 :
the localized death of living cells (
as from infection or the interruption of blood supply ) [
synonym : {
necrosis },
{
mortification }, {
gangrene }, {
sphacelus }]
3 :
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self -
respect ; "
he had to undergo one humiliation after another " [
synonym : {
humiliation }, {
mortification }]
4 : (
Christianity )
the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self -
denial and privation (
especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself )
Mortification \
Mor `
ti *
fi *
ca "
tion \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
mortificatio a killing .
See {
Mortify }.]
1 .
The act of mortifying ,
or the condition of being mortified ;
especially :
(
a ) (
Med .)
The death of one part of an animal body ,
while the rest continues to live ;
loss of vitality in some part of a living animal ;
gangrene . --
Dunglison .
(
b ) (
Alchem . &
Old Chem .)
Destruction of active qualities ;
neutralization . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
(
c )
Subjection of the passions and appetites ,
by penance ,
abstinence ,
or painful severities inflicted on the body .
[
1913 Webster ]
The mortification of our lusts has something in it that is troublesome ,
yet nothing that is unreasonable . --
Tillotson .
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2 .
Deep humiliation or shame ,
from a loss of pride ;
painful embarassment ,
usually arising from exposure of a mistake ;
chagrin ;
vexation .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
3 .
That which mortifies ;
the cause of humiliation ,
chagrin ,
or vexation .
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It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious visit . --
L '
Estrange .
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4 . (
Scots Law )
A gift to some charitable or religious institution ; --
nearly synonymous with {
mortmain }.
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Syn :
Chagrin ;
vexation ;
shame .
See {
Chagrin }.
[
1913 Webster ]
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "
mortification ":
Albigensianism ,
Catharism ,
Day of Atonement ,
Franciscanism ,
Sabbatarianism ,
Trappism ,
Waldensianism ,
Yoga ,
Yom Kippur ,
abasement ,
abashment ,
abstinence ,
anchoritic monasticism ,
anchoritism ,
asceticism ,
austerity ,
awkwardness ,
caries ,
carrion ,
chagrin ,
cold purgatorial fires ,
comedown ,
confusion ,
debasement ,
decay ,
decomposition ,
deflation ,
descent ,
discomfiture ,
discomposure ,
disconcertedness ,
disconcertion ,
disconcertment ,
discountenance ,
disgrace ,
distress ,
disturbance ,
dry gangrene ,
dry rot ,
dump ,
embarrassment ,
eremitism ,
fasting ,
flagellation ,
foulness ,
gangrene ,
gas gangrene ,
hair shirt ,
hangdog look ,
humbled pride ,
humiliation ,
letdown ,
lustration ,
maceration ,
mendicantism ,
moist gangrene ,
monachism ,
monasticism ,
necrosis ,
necrotic tissue ,
noma ,
penance ,
penitence ,
penitential act ,
penitential exercise ,
purgation ,
purgatory ,
puritanism ,
put -
down ,
putrefaction ,
putrescence ,
putridity ,
putridness ,
rancidity ,
rancidness ,
rankness ,
repentance ,
rigor ,
rot ,
rottenness ,
sackcloth and ashes ,
self -
abasement ,
self -
abnegation ,
self -
denial ,
self -
diminishment ,
self -
mortification ,
setdown ,
shame ,
shamefacedness ,
shamefastness ,
slough ,
sphacelation ,
sphacelus ,
spoilage ,
tooth decay ,
voluntary poverty
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