captivity
noun
the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
captivities
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pluralof captivity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What ensues is a dialogue wherein the djinn explains his various loves and captivities to Alithea, who listens enraptured with her wet hair wrapped in a towel.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
They, however, were products of a later age, and had learned many things--good and bad--from surrounding nations or in their captivities, which Moses did not attempt to teach the simple souls that escaped from Egypt.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations by Lord, John
Captivities of Judah and Israel, and three captivities of Judah.
From Studies in Old Testament History by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
Compared with it, the exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt, their passage through the Red Sea and through Jordan, their captivities and returns, would be as nothing.
From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas
The church was built to guard the emblems of the two captivities.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
