English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of mortification

mortification

/noun/ वैराग्य; तपस्या; मानहानि; संयम; चेतनता का नाश; हड्डी; मांस आदि का सड़ना; आत्मदमन; अपमान; ठेस;

Synonym quietness; austerity; defamation; restraint; bone; self-repression; Insult; percussion;

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English Dictionary:

1. Mortification

[n.]

- The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified
- The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; gangrene.
- Destruction of active qualities; neutralization.
- Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance, absistence, or painful severities inflicted on the body.
- Hence: Deprivation or depression of self-approval; abatement or pride; humiliation; chagrin; vexation.
- That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin, or vexation.
- A gift to some charitable or religious institution; -- nearly synonymous with mortmain.