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mortification: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

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monasticism collapse: asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

fasting collapse

flagellation collapse

penance collapse: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

chagrin collapse: strong feelings of embarrassment

putrefaction collapse: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

ignominy collapse

abasement collapse: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

caries collapse

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

spoilage collapse: the process of becoming spoiled; the amount that has spoiled

dry rot collapse: a fungus causing dry rot; a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus

remorse collapse

sackcloth and ashes collapse: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

Day of Atonement collapse

abstinence collapse: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

self-abasement collapse

repentance collapse: remorse for your past conduct

decomposition collapse: the analysis of a vector field; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action; (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance; in a decomposed state

Yom Kippur collapse: (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

austerity collapse: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

asceticism collapse: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint; the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

penitence collapse

gangrene collapse: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

temperance collapse: the act of tempering; the trait of avoiding excesses

deflation collapse: the act of letting the air out of something; a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"

disappointment collapse: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone; a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

libel collapse: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

undoing collapse: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

humiliation collapse: depriving one of self-esteem; an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"; state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

carrion collapse: the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

purgation collapse

necrosis collapse: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

rigor collapse

letdown collapse

discomfiture collapse: anxious embarrassment

disgrace collapse

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