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Definition of self-mortification in English: self-mortificationnoun mass nounThe subjugation of appetites or desires by self-denial or self-discipline as an aspect of religious devotion. 苦行；苦修 voluntary self-mortification such as fasting 如禁食之类的自愿苦修。 Example sentencesExamples - My posts here about Alec have become popular among many of you regular readers because they generally describe the latest self-mortification, idiocy or utter weirdness that this man has managed to involve himself in.
- At first he studied under teachers who prescribed rigorous fasting and self-mortification.
- In India, spiritual enlightenment has long been sought through physical deprivation and self-mortification.
- It became clear to him that this form of self-mortification was not producing results either, so he abandoned it.
- Another discipline, however, might lead to its achievement, and there was such a discipline at hand: the method of self-mortification and extreme asceticism which we know best through Jainism.
- A popular misconception about it was that its real purpose was to annihilate the desires of the flesh altogether and provide an opportunity for self-mortification in the last degree.
- Acts of self-mortification such as the world-famous flagellations (self-beatings) and crucifixions are practiced by a minority of Filipinos.
- Jack has given up drinking with teeth-gritting determination and channels the subsequent pain and rage into righteous self-mortification.
- In India, the recollection of previous lives is a common feature in the histories of the saints and heroes of a sacred tradition, and it is considered a result of a pious life of self-mortification.
- In part, it is related to self-mortification, which has a long history in religion.
- The Buddhist idea of transcendent wisdom, of the ‘middle way’ between self-indulgence and self-mortification, of selflessness as the foundation of compassion and ethical activity, was thrilling, he says.
- In the second instance, foot-binding was an act of self-mortification.
Synonyms austerity, self-denial, abstinence, abstemiousness, non-indulgence, self-discipline, frugality, simplicity, rigour, strictness, severity
Definition of self-mortification in US English: self-mortificationnoun The subjugation of appetites or desires by self-denial or self-discipline as an aspect of religious devotion. 苦行；苦修 voluntary self-mortification such as fasting 如禁食之类的自愿苦修。 Example sentencesExamples - It became clear to him that this form of self-mortification was not producing results either, so he abandoned it.
- In the second instance, foot-binding was an act of self-mortification.
- Another discipline, however, might lead to its achievement, and there was such a discipline at hand: the method of self-mortification and extreme asceticism which we know best through Jainism.
- In part, it is related to self-mortification, which has a long history in religion.
- The Buddhist idea of transcendent wisdom, of the ‘middle way’ between self-indulgence and self-mortification, of selflessness as the foundation of compassion and ethical activity, was thrilling, he says.
- Acts of self-mortification such as the world-famous flagellations (self-beatings) and crucifixions are practiced by a minority of Filipinos.
- In India, the recollection of previous lives is a common feature in the histories of the saints and heroes of a sacred tradition, and it is considered a result of a pious life of self-mortification.
- In India, spiritual enlightenment has long been sought through physical deprivation and self-mortification.
- A popular misconception about it was that its real purpose was to annihilate the desires of the flesh altogether and provide an opportunity for self-mortification in the last degree.
- At first he studied under teachers who prescribed rigorous fasting and self-mortification.
- My posts here about Alec have become popular among many of you regular readers because they generally describe the latest self-mortification, idiocy or utter weirdness that this man has managed to involve himself in.
- Jack has given up drinking with teeth-gritting determination and channels the subsequent pain and rage into righteous self-mortification.
Synonyms austerity, self-denial, abstinence, abstemiousness, non-indulgence, self-discipline, frugality, simplicity, rigour, strictness, severity
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