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Mortify
Mortify Mor"ti*fy, v. i.
1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a
living body; to gangrene.
2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden
desires by religious discipline.
This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath,
watch, fast, and mortify. --Law.
3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
MortifyMortify Mor"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L.
mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to
make. See Mortal, and -fy.]
1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to
produce gangrene in.
2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to
change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon.
He mortified pearls in vinegar. --Hakewill.
3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal
affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring
into subjection; to abase; to humble.
With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.
--Harte.
Mortify thy learned lust. --Prior.
Mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the
earth. --Col. iii. 5.
4. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to
humble; to depress.
The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which
exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn.
How often is the ambitious man mortified with the
very praises he receives, if they do not rise so
high as he thinks they ought! --Addison.
Meaning of Mortify from wikipedia
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Britannica article "Mortification". Mortification...
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Mortified is an
Australian children's
television series, co-produced by the
Australian Children's
Television Foundation and
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Simply Mortified is the
second and
final studio album by
American rock duo BS 2000. It was
released on
February 6, 2001
through Grand Royal. Recording...
- she
began her
career on
Australian television,
playing lead
roles in
Mortified (2006–2007),
Trapped (2008–2009) and
Castaway (2011).
After moving to...
- In
antiquity and
during the
Middle Ages, when
Christian monastics would mortify the
flesh as a
spiritual discipline, the name of the
object that they used...
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adherents of many
Christian denominations have worn
sackcloth to repent,
mortify the
flesh or as a penance,
especially for sins
relating to
lavishly adorning...
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Iconoclasts Talk show
November 17, 2005 6 seasons, 36
episodes 45 min
Ended The
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episodes 23–26...
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accidentally lifts off her veil when he
opens his umbrella;
Haboos is
mortified and goes in her house,
while Michael is
despondent that she no longer...
- She is best
known for her
roles as
Taylor Fry in the
television series Mortified,
Veronica di
Angelo #2 on The
Saddle Club and for
recent appearances on...
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Mortification of the
flesh is an act by
which an
individual or
group s****s to
mortify or
deaden their sinful nature, as a part of the
process of sanctification...
