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
Verb
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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.