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Abjection - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Abjection : (noun)
1: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: abasement,
degradation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Abjection : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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