MORTIFICATION


Meaning of MORTIFICATION in English

n. 25B6; noun

scarlet with mortification : EMBARRASSMENT, humiliation, chagrin, discomfiture, discomposure, shame.

the mortification of the flesh : SUBDUING, suppression, subjugation, control, controlling; disciplining, chastening, punishment.

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