"mortification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌmoɹtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [US], /-tə-/ [US], /-fə-/ [US] Audio: en-us-mortification.ogg [US] Forms: mortifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle French mortification, from Old French, from Latin mortificatio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|mortification}} Middle French mortification, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|mortificatio}} Latin mortificatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mortification (countable and uncountable, plural mortifications)
  1. The act of mortifying. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of mortifying): pälśalñe (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-mortification-en-noun-0h4U~kkB Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 5 13 38 33 Disambiguation of 'act of mortifying': 95 1 1 3 1
  2. A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (a sensation of extreme shame): shame, humiliation Translations (a sensation of extreme shame): унижение (uniženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ταπείνωση (tapeínosi) [feminine] (Greek), προσβολή (prosvolí) [feminine] (Greek), 屈辱 (kutsujoku) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-mortification-en-noun-~0J7OPXH Disambiguation of Emotions: 6 47 6 31 10 Disambiguation of 'a sensation of extreme shame': 1 93 2 4 1 Disambiguation of 'a sensation of extreme shame': 1 93 2 4 1
  3. (medicine) The death of part of the body. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Death Translations (death of a body part): умъртвяване (umǎrtvjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), гангрена (gangrena) [feminine] (Bulgarian), odumírání [neuter] (Czech), ponížení [neuter] (Czech), νέκρωση (nékrosi) [feminine] (Greek), γάγγραινα (gángraina) [feminine] (Greek), 壊死 (eshi) (Japanese), омертве́ние (alt: тка́ни) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mortification-en-noun-ZVtdrCs1 Disambiguation of Death: 2 12 50 20 15 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 5 13 38 33 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'death of a body part': 4 16 67 9 3
  4. A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mortification-en-noun-R8U~MO43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 13 48 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 5 13 38 33
  5. (law, Scotland) A bequest to a charitable institution. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-mortification-en-noun-bybhtJ4R Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 6 11 32 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 5 13 38 33 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mortification root

Inflected forms

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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gángraina",
      "sense": "death of a body part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γάγγραινα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "eshi",
      "sense": "death of a body part",
      "word": "壊死"
    },
    {
      "alt": "тка́ни",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "death of a body part",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "омертве́ние"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mortification"
}

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