Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\ ([a^]b*j[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of
the king and his realm." --Joye.
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2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
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An abjection from the beatific regions where God,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
Taylor.
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3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
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That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --Hooker.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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23 Moby Thesaurus words for "abjection":
abandon, abandonment, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness,
debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness,
degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation,
depravedness, depravity, dissoluteness, moral pollution,
moral turpitude, profligacy, reprobacy, rottenness, turpitude
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\, n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. ``The abjection of
the king and his realm.'' --Joe.
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
An adjection from the beatific regions where God,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
Taylor.
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --Hooker.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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