abjection
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Noun (1)
- a low or downcast state“each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement — H.L.Menchken”Synonyms: abasementdegradationType of humiliationKinds depth, degeneracy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ab·jec′tion (ăb-jĕk′shŭn), noun
Origin: F. abjection, L. abjectio.
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. “The abjection of the king and his realm.” or Gee, George Joye
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. rare
An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.— Taylor, Jeremy
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?— Richard Hooker
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54