About The Word Abjection
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Abjection
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What's The Definition Of Abjection?
[n] a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abjection: abasement | degradation Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | decadence | decadency | degeneracy | degeneration | depth | humiliation Abjection In Webster's Dictionary \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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