Abjection

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\ ([a^]b*j[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
     abjection, L. abjectio.]
     1. The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of
        the king and his realm." --Joye.
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     2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
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              An abjection from the beatific regions where God,
              and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
        degradation.
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              That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
              mind, or servility, is it credible?   --Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abjection
       n : a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
           an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement},
            {degradation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "abjection":
     abandon, abandonment, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness,
     debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness,
     degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation,
     depravedness, depravity, dissoluteness, moral pollution,
     moral turpitude, profligacy, reprobacy, rottenness, turpitude