self-mortification
[ self-mawr-tuh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌmɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
Origin of self-mortification
First recorded in 1815–25
OTHER WORDS FROM self-mortification
self-mor·ti·fied [self-mawr-tuh-fahyd, self-] /ˌsɛlfˈmɔr təˌfaɪd, ˈsɛlf-/, adjectiveWords nearby self-mortification
self-made,
self-mailer,
self-mastery,
self-mate,
self-medication,
self-mortification,
self-motivated,
self-motivation,
self-moving,
self-mutilation,
self-operating