mortification
About 0.76 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of mortifying.
- noun A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- noun The death of part of the body.
- noun A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- noun A bequest to a charitable institution.
Similar words
humiliation chagrin mortalization mortgaging martyrization dormition committal chastenment sacrification admortisation
Often followed by
of to and at in that which is was
Word family
mortifications
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