abjection

abjection

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1. n. The act of bringing down or humbling. Source: opted
2. n. The state of being rejected or cast out. Source: opted
3. n. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. Source: opted
4. n. a low or downcast state Source: wordnet
5. 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of the king and his realm." Joe. 2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] An adjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. Jer. Taylor. 3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible Hooker. Source: webster
6. n:100 n a low or downcast state Source: ecdict

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