abjection
English
Etymology
From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abjection-, abiectiō, from abjectus (“cast down”).[1][2]
- See abject.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/
Noun
abjection (countable and uncountable, plural abjections)
- A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2]
- an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever
- (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.][2]
- (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.][2]
- "The abjection of the king and his realm."
- (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 17th century.][2]
- (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
Translations
the act of bringing down or humbling
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the state of being rejected or cast out
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a low or downcast condition
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References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
- “abjection” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “abjection” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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