abjection
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French abjection, from Latin abiectiō
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /æbˈdʒɛkʃən/
[edit] Noun
abjection (plural abjections)
- The act of bringing down or humbling.
- "The abjection of the king and his realm."
- (rare) The state of being rejected or cast out.
- "An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever."
- A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
[edit] Translations
the act of bringing down or humbling
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the state of being rejected or cast out
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a low or downcast condition
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
abjection f. (plural abjections)
- (literary) Something that is worthy of utter contempt.
