SELF-MORTIFICATION


Meaning of SELF-MORTIFICATION in English

— self-mortified /self'mawr"teuh fuyd', self"-/ , adj.

/self"mawr'teuh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n.

the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.

[ 1815-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .