Found 3 hits - Term: abjection, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
abjection \abjec"tion\ a^bje^k"shu^n, n. f.
abjection, l. abjectio.
1. the act of bringing down or humbling. "the abjection of
the king and his realm." --joye.
1913 webster
2. the state of being rejected or cast out. r.
1913 webster
an abjection from the beatific regions where god,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --jer.
taylor.
1913 webster
3. a low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
1913 webster
that this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --hooker.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
abjection
n : a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
an attitude of abasement"- h.l.menchken syn: abasement,
degradation
see also:
abasement degradation
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 moby thesaurus words for "abjection":
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
Results 1 - 1 of 1 found about abjection: Abjection
>> A Words
Abjection, definition of term: Abjection
abjection_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/07/25 05:45:35 [Total processing time: 0 seconds] |