Definitions for abjectionæbˈdʒɛk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•jec•tionæbˈdʒɛk ʃən(n.)
the condition of being abject.
the act of humiliating or degrading.
the release of spores by a fungus.
Category: Fungi
Origin of abjection:
1375–1425; late ME (< MF) < L
Princeton's WordNet
abasement, degradation, abjection(noun)
a low or downcast state
"each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
Wiktionary
abjection(Noun)
The act of bringing down or humbling; casting off; casting out.
"The abjection of the king and his realm."
abjection(Noun)
The state of being rejected or downcast. degradation; humiliation.
"An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever."
abjection(Noun)
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjection(Noun)
The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
Origin: * From abjeccioun, from either abjection or abjection-, , from abjectus.
Webster Dictionary
Abjection(noun)
the act of bringing down or humbling
Abjection(noun)
the state of being rejected or cast out
Abjection(noun)
a low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation
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