MORTIFICATION


Meaning of MORTIFICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmȯr-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort

2. : necrosis , gangrene

3.

a. : a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect

b. : the cause of such humiliation or shame

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.