Definition of Mortification
Mortification
mor·ti·fi·ca·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A feeling of shame or embarrassment, often accompanied by a sense of humiliation.
e.g. The celebrity's public mortification was evident on her face after the scandal broke.
(noun)
the action of denying or suppressing one's bodily appetites, passions, or desires by abstaining from them;
e.g. Monks frequently engage in the mortification of earthly desires as a test of their discipline.
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