Mortifications Synonyms

Penance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disciplines
Strong feelings of embarrassment
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. humiliations
  2. chagrins
  3. degradations
  4. regrets
  5. debasements
The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gangrenes
  2. necroses

Words Related to Mortifications

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Mortifications Sentence Examples

  • But the royal lovers still had some parliamentary mortifications to undergo.

  • On this theory they rejected the dualism so much emphasized by Catholic Christianity in its penances and mortifications, and held that the body should be restored to its due place of honour.

  • The Opus Dei site denies this latter claim stating " The Da Vinci Code makes it appear that Opus Dei members practice bloody mortifications.