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abjection

noun
/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/

Etymology

From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject.

  1. derived from abiectus
  2. derived from abiectiō
  3. derived from abjection
  4. inherited from abjeccioun

Definitions

  1. A low or downcast condition

    A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

    • an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever

  2. Something cast off

    Something cast off; garbage.

  3. The act of bringing down or humbling

    The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.

    • The abjection of the king and his realm.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The act of casting off

      The act of casting off; rejection.

    2. The fact of being marginalized as deviant.

    3. The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for abjection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA