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SELF-MORTIFICATION

• SELF-MORTIFICATION (noun)
The noun SELF-MORTIFICATION has 1 sense:

1. voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Familiarity information: SELF-MORTIFICATION used as a noun is very rare.

• SELF-MORTIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

self-abasement; self-mortification; penance

Hypernyms ("self-mortification" is a kind of...):

penalisation; penalization; penalty; punishment (the act of punishing)

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