self-mortification

Noun

Meaning

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

puritanism celibacy abstinence penance atonement asceticism monasticism expiation self-denial rigour self-abasement

Hypernyms

penalty punishment penalisation penalization

Examples

Neither did Hasidism, often portrayed as promoting healthy sensuality, unanimously reject the asceticism and self-mortification associated primarily with its rivals. Source: Internet

She was a Cistercian nun from Piacenza, authoritarian and given to extreme forms of self-mortification. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-mockery self-mockingly self-monitor self-mortification shirt self-motion self-motivated