mortification
[ mawr-tuh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌmɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
a cause or source of such humiliation or shame.
the practice of asceticism by penitential discipline to overcome desire for sin and to strengthen the will.
Pathology.
the death of one part of the body while the rest is alive; gangrene; necrosis.
Origin of mortification
OTHER WORDS FROM mortification
pre·mor·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby mortification
mortgagee clause,
mortgagor,
mortice,
mortician,
mortiferous,
mortification,
mortify,
mortimer,
mortise,
mortise block,
mortise chisel
Example sentences from the Web for mortification
British Dictionary definitions for mortification
mortification
/ (ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
a feeling of loss of prestige or self-respect; humiliation
something causing this
Christianity
the practice of mortifying the senses
another word for gangrene
Medical definitions for mortification
mortification
[ môr′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
n.
Death or decay of one part of a living body; gangrene; necrosis.