Meaning of ABJECTION
| Pronunciation: | | ub'jekshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken |
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| | Synonyms: | | abasement, degradation |
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| | See Also: | | decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration, depth, humiliation | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*jec"tion\, n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. ``The abjection of
the king and his realm.'' --Joe.
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
An adjection from the beatific regions where God,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
Taylor.
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --Hooker.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandon, abandonment, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation, depravedness, depravity, dissoluteness, moral pollution, moral turpitude, profligacy, reprobacy, rottenness, turpitude |
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