reduction
noun
the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
self-reduction
-
a word derived from
reduction.
Example Sentences
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Consequently she practices what Tillich would call "self-reduction," in which she tries to find the whole of reality by participating in society-sanctioned trivia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever we do, it is within the greater will towards self-reduction and a perfect society, analysis on the one hand, and mechanical construction on the other.
From Twilight in Italy by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
In this state of entire self-reduction and humiliation, your words will be clothed with power.
From Letters of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
