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self-mortification
[ self-mawr-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌmɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
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Origin of self-mortification
First recorded in 1815–25
OTHER WORDS FROM self-mortification
self-mor·ti·fied [self-mawr-tuh-fahyd, self-], /ˌsɛlfˈmɔr təˌfaɪd, ˈsɛlf-/, adjectiveWords nearby self-mortification
self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate, self-medication, self-mortification, self-motivated, self-motivation, self-moving, self-mutilation, selfness
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