mortificació

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• mortification — [ mɔrtifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. ecclés. mortificacio 1 ♦ Privation, souffrance qu on s impose dans l intention de racheter ses péchés, de se préserver de la tentation. Mortification de sa chair, de sa volonté. Faire qqch. par mortification.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• mortification — /mɔtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say mawtuhfuh kayshuhn) noun 1. humiliation in feeling, as by some wound to pride: *When she plunged in, Marriner, somewhat to his mortification, found she was swimming more strongly and more rapidly than he had ever done. –olaf… …