mortify

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Meaning

To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.

To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.

To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.

To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.

To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.

To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.

To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.

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It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. Robert Louis Stevenson

Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves. John Flavel

I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. Kathy Griffin

Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me. Wendelin Van Draanen

It is easier to declaim like an orator against a thousand sins in others than to mortify one sin in ourselves; to be more industrious in our pulpits than in our closets; to preach twenty sermons to our people than one to our own hearts. John Flavel

Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth. Kathy Griffin

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