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- Dictionarymortify/ˈmɔːtɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed: "he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy" Similar Opposite
- 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline: "they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh" Similar Opposite
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3 days ago · We have to mortify ourselves, letting our bodies be our servants rather than our masters. That is why the Church talks about little things like abstinences and fasts, while offering our day to God. We must be willing to do things that might not make us comfortable or feel happy about ourselves.
4 days ago · 23. The unwise man is awake all night, and ponders everything over; when morning comes he is weary in mind, and all is a burden as ever. 75. Cattle die and kinsmen die, thyself too soon must die, but one thing never, I ween, will die, --.
5 days ago · We can define motivation as the sense that drives us to take a certain action or engage in a certain behavior. In psychology, human motives are often discussed as stemming from the level of either unconscious or conscious awareness.
1 day ago · This, not so much because the radio medium tends to level and mortify perception, but because in much of today’s jazz, between the characters of the melodic and harmonic articulation (usually very complex and discontinuous) and the metric and intensity characters (usually elementary and constant) there is an unresolved conflict. The same type ...
4 days ago · Logic is traditionally defined as the study of the laws of thought or correct reasoning, and is usually understood in terms of inferences or arguments. Reasoning is the activity of drawing inferences.
4 days ago · Paul explained this concept to the Romans: "If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." If physical death should strike before moral wrongs have been made right, opportunity for repentance will have been forfeited.
1 day ago · Framers wanted to minimize foreign influence on senators. But they also argued lengthy citizenship mandates might discourage and “mortify” immigrants, as delegate James Wilson stated. The 9 year period aimed to balance those goals – guard against foreign loyalty while welcoming immigrants to serve if established citizens.
