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The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.
John Owen

Meaning of "mortification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORTIFICATION

mortification  [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORTIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mortification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORTIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mortification in the English dictionary

The first definition of mortification in the dictionary is a feeling of loss of prestige or self-respect; humiliation. Other definition of mortification is something causing this. Mortification is also the practice of mortifying the senses.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORTIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORTIFICATION

mortgager
mortgagor
mortice
mortice lock
morticer
mortician
mortiferous
mortiferousness
mortific
mortified
mortifier
mortifies
mortify
mortifying
mortifyingly
Mortimer
mortise
mortise and tenon joint
mortise lock
mortiser

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORTIFICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of mortification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORTIFICATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mortification» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mortification

Translation of «mortification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORTIFICATION

Find out the translation of mortification to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mortification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mortification» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屈辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mortificación
570 millions of speakers

English

mortification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वैराग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاهانه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умерщвление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mortificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিপুদমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mortification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengabaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kasteiung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苦行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều si nhục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரும் அவமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताकद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kangren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mortificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umartwienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умертвіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mortificare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταπείνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afsterwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtret
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mortifikasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mortification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTIFICATION»

The term «mortification» is regularly used and occupies the 97.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTIFICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mortification

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3 QUOTES WITH «MORTIFICATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mortification.
1
John Owen
The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.
2
John Owen
All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless, it must be done by the Spirit.
3
Raoul Vaneigem
Never before has a civilization reached such a degree of a contempt for life; never before has a generation, drowned in mortification, felt such a rage to live.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTIFICATION»

Discover the use of mortification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mortification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame
Humiliation is not, of course, unique to writers.
Robin Robertson, 2005
2
The Mortification of Sin: Dealing with Sin in Your Life
J. I. Packer, one of the best contemporary writers and theologians who reintroduced the Puritans to a new generation provides the introduction for this book.
John Owen, 2012
3
The Incorruptible Flesh: Bodily Mutation and Mortification ...
Professor Camporesi examines what significance the body had for the obsessively religious, superstitious, yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age?
Piero Camporesi, 1988
4
Concerning the Mortification of the Flesh
1920. This little book represents Adyar Pamphlet No. 118. Mr. Mead presents a dissertation involving hostility to the flesh.
G. R. S. Mead, 2010
5
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 18 edition.
John Owen, 2013
6
The Mortification of Sin
Old edition now replaced by 9781845509774
Henry Scourgal, John Owen, 1995
7
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
Religious self-mortification involves deliberate self-infliction of physical pain during a culturally sanctioned, often annual ritual or festival. Following a worldwide decline since the eighteenth century, insular Southeast Asia experienced a ...
Keat Gin Ooi, 2004
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The Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine: Comprising Treatises ...
We have already said that a peculiar healthy secretion of certain animals is capable of giving rise to mortification, when directly applied to the body of another healthy animal. The most striking examples of this are met with in the effects which ...
John Forbes, 1834
9
The Tryall Of A Christian's Growth In Mortification Purging ...
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) Bringing Forth More Fruit Together With Some Other Observations Upon The Parable Of The Vine, John 15, 1, 2 Verses.
Thomas Goodwin, 2011
10
Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body
intercourse and the generation of children was a means of cheating death ( Foucault 1990–2: II, 133–9). Then in the development of Christian monasticism Foucault emphasizes the technologies of mortification – literally putting to death – of the ...
Gerard Loughlin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORTIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mortification is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dog dials 999
She wrote: “Major mortification. Dog had got the phone and somehow dialled 999. Police came round to check all was well. True story. «Deadline News, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: America is holding a 'why not?' presidential election
sent his popularity soaring, to the mortification of many Republican leaders. Those leaders have good reason to be panicked by Trump's rise: ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Stitchers Season 1 Episode 8 Review: Fire in the Hole
This may have been the first time Kirsten has ever shown true mortification. Camille: So? Kirsten: Context, please. Camille: Liam, what did you ... «TV Fanatic, Jul 15»
4
The toddler on the bus says: Forget the destination, it's the journey …
Still, mortification aside, I continue to foster her blossoming relationship with Dublin Bus, if for no reason other than to enable me to link potty ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
In this digital no man's land, even a fleeting human connection …
I grew up in a small town, and I vividly remember my teenage mortification when some prurient-minded old bat reported to my mother a lurid ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Tolkien Speaks: The Secret to a Happy Marriage
Faithfulness in Christian marriages entails that: great mortification. For a Christian man there is no escape. Marriage may help to sanctify and ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
7
ArtsBeat | 'Poldark' Episode 5 Recap: Heady vs. Grim
... Bible-thumping father who promptly demands that Ruth Treneglos, once Ruth Teague, hide her cleavage, all to Demelza's great mortification ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
America's why not election
sent him soaring in the polls, to the mortification of many Republicans. Republican officials know that if they can't find a way to appeal to more ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
9
Prison officer's killing can lead to change
To our mortification, the circumstances in that housing unit were, in fact, the standard operational procedures as dictated by the Federal Bureau ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
10
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lashes out at Nick Grimshaw for calling …
... when he wanted the Call My Name singer's opinion on an act. "Let's go to Cheryl Cole," he said – to the mortification of the other judges. «OK! Magazine, Jul 15»

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