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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





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