Complete Definition of "abjection"

English

Etymology
From French abjection#French|abjection < Latin abjectio

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act of bringing down or humbling.

#: "The abjection of the king and his realm."

  1. uncommon The state of being rejected or cast out.

#: "An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever."

  1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

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trans-top|the act of bringing down or humbling
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trans-top|the state of being rejected or cast out
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trans-top|a low or downcast condition
Irish: ainnise f4, truaillíocht f3

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