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mortification

mortification
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • afsterving van weefsel; afsterving van weefsel
  • strong feelings of embarrassment

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mortification
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

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    mortification
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

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      mortification
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

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        1. It is a great mortification to the vanity of man, that his utmost art and industry can never equal the meanest of nature's productions, either for beauty or value.