单词 | self-mortification |
释义 | > as lemmasself-mortification self-mortification n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfmɔːtᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌmɔrdəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ the subjugation of one's appetites or desires by self-denial or self-discipline, or by the infliction of physical pain on oneself, esp. as an aspect of religious devotion; = mortification n. 1.ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > asceticism or mortification > [noun] afflictionc1330 mortifyingc1384 mortification of (the) body (also flesh, senses, sin, etc.)c1390 mortificationa1500 self-mortification1586 necrosis1706 crucifixiona1711 asceticism1845 1586 J. Norden Mirror for Multitude To Rdr. sig. *7v A good remedy for the clensing of a man from self mortification. ?1695 T. Worden Leper, & Leper's House, Cleansed v. 30 Let it be the greatest of Self-denial, Patience, Temperance, Self-mortification,..if it flows not from the Root of true Grace and Sanctification in the Heart, all is abominable in the Sight of God. 1782 J. Douglas Travelling Anecd. I. 257 The self mortification they subject themselves to, is probably in their minds greatly overbalanced, by their dear gratification of glory. 1833 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 20 Aug. 171 A standing-dish which..though of a most savory composition, such is the abstemiousness and self-mortification of the guests, that it is never cut into! 1931 J. S. Huxley What dare I Think? v. 169 He [sc. the humanist] finds the desire for a sacrifice and self-mortification just as natural..as the desire for achievement and self-assertion. 2003 R. Taylor How to read Church 55 As a child her self-mortification was so severe that she was paralysed for four years. < as lemmas |
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