mortification

Noun

countable uncountable Scotland

Japanese Meaning

苦行、自己懲罰（自らを罰する行為） / 極度の恥辱や当惑 / （医学用語として）部分組織の壊死

He used mortification as a spiritual discipline to subdue his desires.

彼は欲望を抑えるための霊的な修練として、自分を苦しめる行為を行った。

Sense（1）

The act of mortifying.

Sense（2）

A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.

Sense（3）

(medicine) The death of part of the body.

And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.

Sense（4）

A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.

Sense（5）

(law, Scotland) A bequest to a charitable institution.

mortifications

（ plural ）