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mor·ti·fi·ca·tion (môrt′ə fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a mortifying or being mortified; specif.,
    1. the control of physical desires and passions by self-denial, fasting, etc.
    2. shame, humiliation, etc.; loss of self-respect
  2. something causing shame, humiliation, etc.
  3. gangrene

Etymology: ME mortificacioun < LL(Ec) mortificatio < pp. of mortificare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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