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Act by which an individual or group seeks to deaden their sinful nature
the "mortification of the sins of the flesh." Verses in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) considered to be precursors to Christian ideas of self-mortification
Mortification_of_the_flesh
Topics referred to by the same term
Self-mortification may refer to: in religious practice generally, mortification of the flesh Mortification (theology) Mortification in Catholic theology
Self-mortification
Roman Catholic doctrine of mortification
The Roman Catholic Church has often held mortification of the flesh (literally, "putting the flesh to death"), as a worthy spiritual discipline. The practice
Mortification in Catholic theology
Mortification_in_Catholic_theology
Lifestyle of frugality and abstinence
wealth and sensual pleasures, or self-mortification in order to pursue spiritual goals. However, ascetics maintain that self-imposed constraints bring them
Asceticism
Instrument of physical penance in some Christian denominations
Lutherans, Anglicans, among others) in the spiritual discipline known as mortification of the flesh. Many disciplines are composed of seven cords, symbolizing
Discipline (instrument of penance)
Discipline_(instrument_of_penance)
Means by which a person dies by suicide
(2006). ""The Epitome of the Ascetic Life": The Controversy over Self-Mortification and Ritual Suicide as Ascetic Practices in East Asian Buddhism". In
Suicide_methods
Whipping oneself as part of a religious ritual
that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual
Self-flagellation
Type of whip or lash
a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather. The word is most commonly considered
Scourge
Monastic orders
austerities and self-mortification as unnecessary and recommended a "Middle Way" between the extremes of hedonism and self-mortification. The Brahmajāla
Śramaṇa
Psychological concept
Narcissistic mortification is "the primitive terror of self dissolution, triggered by the sudden exposure of one's sense of a defective self ... it is death
Narcissistic_mortification
Buddhist doctrine
"devotion to self-mortification" to reach a religious goal. The Buddhist texts depict (and criticize) Jain ascetics as those who practice extreme self-mortification
Middle_Way
Variety of spiritual meditation practices in Indian religions
asceticism (austerities, body mortification); in Buddhism, it denotes spiritual practices including meditation and self-discipline; and in the different
Tapas_(Indian_religions)
Ceremony practiced by some Indigenous people in North America
several days and nights without eating or drinking; in some cultures, self-mortification was or is currently also practiced. After European colonization of
Sun_Dance
Whipping as a punishment
century, a group of Roman Catholics, known as the Flagellants, took self-mortification to an extreme, and would travel to towns and publicly beat and whip
Flagellation
Australian Christian metal band
Mortification is an Australian Christian death metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass
Mortification_(band)
Chronic disease caused by bacterial infection
7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Barrett R (June 2005). "Self-mortification and the stigma of leprosy in northern India". Medical Anthropology
Leprosy
Religious subgroup of modern Judaism
promoting healthy sensuality, unanimously reject the asceticism and self-mortification associated primarily with its rivals. Joseph Dan ascribed all these
Hasidic_Judaism
Indian monk, disciple of Lord Buddha
abandoned him in disgust after Siddhartha gave up the practice of self-mortification. Upon enlightenment, Siddhartha gave his first Dhamma talk or sermon
Kaundinya
Hindu deity
Psycho-Anthropological Analysis of Ritual Trance, Ceremonial Possession and Self-Mortification Practices". Ethos. 12 (4): 307–334. doi:10.1525/eth.1984.12.4.02a00020
Muneeswarar
Set of rituals in Shia Islam
project a negative image of Shi'ism. Unlike mild forms of self-flagellation, extreme self-mortification has no precedent in early Islam, neither does it appear
Mourning_of_Muharram
Founder of Buddhism
Middle Way"—a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, or the Noble Eightfold Path. In later centuries, Gautama
The_Buddha
Sufi saint and poet (1177–1274)
ascetics. He joined the ascetics, was engaged in tapasiya and acts of self-mortification like sitting on a cauldron of fire. The 19th century spiritual Sufi
Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar
Practitioner of Yoga
not be confused with someone practicing asceticism and excessive self-mortification. In Hinduism the term yogi refers to an adherent of yoga. The earliest
Yogi
Italian mendicant friar (1416–1507)
severity characterised the self-denial in the rule of life adopted by Francis and his confrères. In his view, heroic self-mortification was a necessary means
Francis_of_Paola
Practitioner of a form of mortification of the flesh
Flagellants are practitioners of a form of mortification of the flesh by whipping their skin with various instruments of penance. Many Christian confraternities
Flagellant
Person who suffers persecution and death for the faith
spirituality characterized by a eremitic lifestyle, renunciation, self-mortification, and separation from the world, practiced by several desert monks
Martyr
Indian spiritual leader and the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism
bodily mortifications, meditated under the Ashoka tree, and discarded his clothes. The Ācārāṅga Sūtra has a graphic description of his hardships and self-mortification
Mahavira
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
throughout Europe, manifested by the foundation of new charities, the self-mortification of the flagellants, and the scapegoating of Jews. Conditions were
Middle_Ages
Cardinal virtue of control over excess
Way of moderation, between the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification. The third and fifth of the five precepts (pañca-sila) reflect values
Temperance_(virtue)
Hindu god
by chedapatadi – "causing themselves to be cut", hook-swinging and self-mortification by viras. Marathi version calls this form of bhakti (devotion) as
Khandoba
Sanskrit epic poem by Kalidasa
later named Gaurishikhara after her, where she rigorously practiced self-mortification, undeterred by the harshest forms of asceticism. Her efforts won Shiva’s
Kumārasambhava
Italian Roman Catholic saint
under the influence of St. Peter Damian, who promoted penitential self-mortification. It is through his vigorous embrace of this practice that Dominic
Dominic_Loricatus
Self-humiliation due to a lack of self-respect
Abstinence Ego reduction Egolessness Humility Mortification of the flesh Prostration "Definition of SELF-ABASEMENT". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved
Self-abasement
American Catholic apologist
defended charges that Pope John Paul II engaged in self-flagellation, writing, "Self-mortification teaches humility by making us recognize that there
Jimmy_Akin
Spanish Catholic priest and saint (1902–1975)
practiced corporal mortification personally and recommended it to others in Opus Dei. In particular, his enthusiasm for the practice of self-flagellation has
Josemaría_Escrivá
Title for Mary, mother of Jesus
several times. Her vision of hell prompted them to ever more stringent self-mortifications to save souls. Among many other practices, Lúcia wrote that she and
Our_Lady_of_Fátima
Indigenous religion of the Crow people
three days to show their devotion to God through their sacrifice. Self-mortification is also sometimes practiced, the most common being the removal of
Crow_religion
Religious belief of Christianity, primarily Catholicism
probably painful process. It can be advanced during life by voluntary self-mortification and penance and by deeds of generosity that show love of God rather
Purgatory
Form of body modification
spiritual self-mortification. Generally, the subject attempts to enter an analgesic trance prior to the piercing. Bridging the gap between self-expressive
Body_piercing
Portuguese visionaries and Catholic saints
children, but particularly Francisco and Jacinta, practiced stringent self-mortifications to this end. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in the report
Francisco_and_Jacinta_Marto
1935 novel by George Orwell
story ends with Dorothy back in her old routine, but without the self-mortification. Dorothy Hare – an unmarried woman in her late twenties (28 at first)
A_Clergyman's_Daughter
Christian bishop and saint (588–660)
covered in the vilest clothing with a rope for a belt. Besides Eligius' self-mortification, Audoin recalls his propensity for weeping, "For he had the great
Saint_Eligius
Religious practice
Path refers to avoiding extremes of indulgence on the one hand and self-mortification on the other. Prior to attaining Buddhahood, prince Siddhartha practiced
Religious_fasting
Jain doctrine of many-sidedness
taught the Middle Way, rejecting the extremes of sense indulgence and self-mortification, and taking no sides in certain metaphysical questions, such as whether
Anekantavada
Historical city in Bihar, India
and travelled and meditated in search of truth. After practising self-mortification for six years at Uruvela (Buddhagaya) in Gaya, he gave up that practice
Bodh_Gaya
Act or mindset of putting things above one's own needs
Self-denial (related but different from self-abnegation or self-sacrifice) is an act of letting go of the self as with altruistic abstinence – the willingness
Self-denial
Training of the mind through meditation in Buddhism
mindfulness aiding its development. It is the "middle way" between self-mortification, ascribed by Bronkhorst to Jainism, and indulgence in sensual pleasure
Dhyana_in_Buddhism
1988 novel by Louise Erdrich
manifesting most notably in the characters of Pauline (with her masochistic self-mortification methods) and Fleur (particularly following the death of her second
Tracks_(novel)
Coarse garment important to Christianity
Methodist, and Scottish Presbyterian churches) as a self-imposed means of repentance and mortification of the flesh; as an instrument of penance, it is often
Cilice
Only son of the Buddha
in these practices during the time when Siddhārtha was practicing self-mortification. Later, King Śuddhodana prevented Yaśodharā from hearing any news
Rāhula
nuns. From the age of seven she began severe fasting and practiced self-mortification by stuffing stinging nettles and burrs down the front of her dress
Margaret_of_Ypres
Historical church in Syria
twice a day to the crowds who gathered to witness this spectacle of self-mortification. A ladder attached to the column allowed messengers to bring food
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
Church_of_Saint_Simeon_Stylites
Catholic Saint from Mexico
the sources dwell in more or less detail on his humility, sanctity, self-mortification and religious devotion during his life after the apparitions. "recently
Juan_Diego
1943 book by Julius Evola
'discipline.' In the West, ascesis has instead become associated with mortification of the flesh under the influence of Christianity. Evola compares the
The_Doctrine_of_Awakening
Pakistani spiritual leader & Main Fake Sufi
to Sehwan for self-mortification; he spent a period of three years in the mountains of Sehwan Sharif and the forest of Laal Bagh in self-purification,
Riaz_Ahmed_Gohar_Shahi
(Rayhān al-Qulūb). He is distinguished by his austerities and acts of self-mortification. He spoke in subtle terms concerning the practice of devotion. He
Al-Darani
Religious practice
Path refers to avoiding extremes of indulgence on the one hand and self-mortification on the other. According to the early Buddhist texts, prior to attaining
Fasting_in_Buddhism
Head of the Catholic Church from 1271 to 1276
Cistercian nun from Piacenza, authoritarian and given to extreme forms of self-mortification. Having been eased out of a Benedictine convent, where she had been
Pope_Gregory_X
International Traditionalist Catholic movement
year old boys and subjects them to a brainwashing process, including self-mortification, that is aimed at separating the youth from his family by replacing
Tradition,_Family,_Property
Cuisine of the Thirteen British colonies in North America before the American revolution
asceticism persevered. Many Quakers avoided eating butter as a form of self-mortification, and the most eccentric followers would avoid tea and meat. The idealist
Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies
Cuisine_of_the_Thirteen_Colonies
Understanding of one's own basic needs and motives
of his judgment of that appearance; and some sort of self-feeling, such as pride or mortification. The comparison with a looking-glass hardly suggests
Self-knowledge_(psychology)
Resignation of the pope of the Catholic Church
2021. Wooden, Cindy (26 January 2010). "Pope John Paul practiced self-mortification". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 28
Papal_renunciation
11th-century hospice in Jerusalem, Israel
these manuals regarded penitential journeys as an effective form of self-mortification. The increasing number of western pilgrims prompted the Frankish king
Hospital of Saint John (Jerusalem)
Hospital_of_Saint_John_(Jerusalem)
Subgenre of heavy metal music
their concerts, which he describes as "musical rituals" that involve self-mortification and taking on an alternative, "spiritual persona" (for example, by
Black_metal
Abasement of pride
Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an
Humiliation
Italian beatified Catholic (1433–1485)
cross on his chest that he wore all the time. He preached penance and self-mortification to the people that he encountered and he would often go with those
Ludovico_Morbioli
meditation for letting go such attachments. But he also criticizes self-mortification, and recounts a previous dialog with Jain ascetics. MN 15 Anumana
List of Majjhima Nikaya suttas
List_of_Majjhima_Nikaya_suttas
Spanish painter
sent to the foreign missions - and was noted for his practices of self-mortification before he gave sermons. Pope Pius VI beatified Factor on 27 August
Nicolás_Factor
11th-century Benedictine monk
monk, his fervour was remarkable but led him to such extremes of self-mortification in penance that his health was affected, and he developed severe insomnia
Peter_Damian
Chronicles of the Jesuit missions in New France
graphic description of Brébeuf's death in 1649. The text describes the self-mortification of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, an Algonquin-Mohawk woman who converted
The_Jesuit_Relations
1966 Leonard Cohen novel
When she returns she is beaten by her aunts. She takes to pious self-mortification with great zeal–to such a degree that the Jesuit priests find they
Beautiful_Losers
Excessive preoccupation with oneself
Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive preoccupation with oneself and one's own needs, often at the expense
Narcissism
First sermon preached by the Buddha at Sarnath
following topics: The two extremes to be avoided (sensual indulgence and self-mortification) The Middle Way The Four Noble Truths The Noble Eightfold Path The
Dhammacakkappavattana_Sutta
Annual period of mourning in Judaism
view the Three Weeks and the Nine Days as times of punishment and self-mortification, some Jewish teachings see them as opportunities for introspection
The_Nine_Days
6th episode of the 1st season of Boardwalk Empire
a 16-year-old Margaret in her immigration file. He then performs self-mortification with a leather strap from his suitcase to cure himself of his lust
Family Limitation (Boardwalk Empire)
Family_Limitation_(Boardwalk_Empire)
Relations between two major Islamic schools of thought
against many practises associated with Sufism, such as ascetism and self-mortification. He further disapproved of visiting the graves of saints or the chanting
Salafi–Sufi_relations
Awadhi poem about Rama by Tulsidas
penances in order to obtain Shiva. Her body thins greatly due to her self-mortification after which Brahma declares that she should cease her severe penances
Ramcharitmanas
propagated a Middle Way between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, in which self-restraint and compassion are central elements. According
History_of_Buddhism_in_India
Short story collection by Léon Bloy
waste descend from a negative theology, which extols a mystical, self-mortification[.] ... For Bloy, all physical pleasures are diversion or, worst yet
Disagreeable_Tales
Indian religion or philosophy based on the Buddha's teachings
sensual indulgence (kāmesu kāma-sukha-allika) Avoiding the extreme of self-mortification (atta-kilamatha) Sentient beings (satta • sattva) Buddhist devotion
Outline_of_Buddhism
Body part
work. As well, self-flagellation, as in self punishment, may include the use of whipping oneself. This is one method of mortification, the practice of
Human_back
Sanskrit word meaning sacrifice
('desirelessness'), satya ('truthfulness'), samyama ('self-discipline'), tapas ('self-mortification'), tyaga ('renunciation'), akincanya ('poverty') and
Tyāga
Indian sufi saint
towards Penukonda, his final abode. He undertook severe penance, self-mortification practices (mujāhadah ) and became engrossed in prayers for a long
Baba_Fakruddin
concern of those monks and nuns was frugality, voluntary privation, and self-mortification. William of Malmesbury writes that Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester (d
History_of_vegetarianism
spirituality. In a more cynical context, asceticism may connote some form of self-mortification, ritual punishment of the body, or harsh renunciation of pleasure
Glossary_of_philosophy
French Jesuit missionary and painter
would practice self-mortification as evidence of their faith. Some took it so far that Chauchetière had to advise against excessive self-flagellation.
Claude_Chauchetière
Event in the life of Gautama Buddha
Middle Way, the path between the two extremes of sensual pleasure and self-mortification. The Buddha's motivation is described as a form of strong religious
Great_Renunciation
Italian Catholic Servant of God
Trani assigned a special confessor to her and set limits on her self-mortifications, including requiring her to eat at least once per day. Her writings
Luisa_Piccarreta
Form of independently directed sadomasochistic play
and stimulation from physical pain. Self-defeating personality disorder Self-destructive behaviour Mortification of the flesh Maarse, Frans J. (2003)
Autosadism
Italian Catholic saint
Perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is kept up by rotation, and self-mortification is practiced. The motto of the order "Ad majorem Resurgentis gloriam"
Francis_Caracciolo
to him later that night, not without a great deal of anguish and self-mortification; she even goes so far as to attempt to stab herself, but Aethon (who
Ulysses_(play)
Psychological term
Self-sacrifice is the giving up of something that a person wants for themselves, so that others can be helped or protected, or so that other external values
Self-sacrifice
Religion used in the Aztec Empire
instance, they often had to bleed themselves and undertake prescribed self-mortifications in the buildup to sacrificial rites. Additionally, Sahagún refers
Aztec_religion
Arahant of Gautama Buddha
joined Siddhartha in the ascetic life. The five joined Siddhartha in self-mortification practices at Uruvela. When Siddhartha abandoned this practice to follow
Aśvajit
Italian medieval legal scholar
Encyclopædia Britannica related curious stories of him: that by way of self-mortification he lay every night for twenty years on the bare ground with only a
Giovanni_d'Andrea
Italian Roman Catholic priest and hermit
Florence and Milan where he dedicated his life to inward meditation and self-mortification until his death. Charles Borromeo was healed as a child due to Porro's
Giovannangelo_Porro
Teachings of the Hasidic movement
promoting healthy sensuality, unanimously reject the asceticism and self-mortification associated primarily with its rivals. Joseph Dan ascribed all these
Hasidic_philosophy
Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1976 to 1988
bare floor and wore the thinnest of sandals, in an act of constant self-mortification. Every penny of his personal allowance was spent on educating a group
Abuna_Takla_Haymanot
Compositions authored by Bhagats found within the Guru Granth Sahib
merit. Furthermore, the gurus did not agree with Farid's promotion of self-mortification and asceticism. A detailed, exegetical work (saṭīk) on the Bhagat
Bhagat_Bani
1909 story by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford
that states one can achieve a high moral state by practicing self-denial or self-mortification.” This philosophy may justify his decision and argument that
The_Nature_of_a_Crime
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Muslim
Sword
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Hebrew Biblical
Rock.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English selle, a rough hut of the type normally occupied by animals, hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a hut like this. In many cases the name may have been in effect a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman.Americanized spelling of Hungarian and Hungarian Jewish Széll, a topographic name for someone who lived in a spot exposed to the wind, from Hungarian szél ‘wind’.German : variant of Selle.
Male
Yiddish
(סֶעף) Variant spelling of Yiddish Zeff, SEFF means "wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : from the Middle English personal name Saulf, Old English Sǣwulf, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
Female
Egyptian
, a form of Isis.
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Sword
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British, English, Nigerian, Norwegian
Rock
Girl/Female
British, English
Soft
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Hindi
Self.
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African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Sword; Brave; Sword of Religion
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British, English, Hebrew
A Tree
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Muslim/Islamic
Sword
Girl/Female
African, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Saviour; Ewe of West Africa; Goddess of the Moon; Cliff; Rock
Male
English
(סֶלַע) Anglicized form of Hebrew Cela, SELA means "a rock." In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of the capital city of Edom, possibly an early name for Petra. In use as a unisex name.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek SolomÅn, SELYF means "peaceable."Â
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Biblical
a rock
Boy/Male
Welsh
peace'.
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Born after Rama i.e. Lakshman (Younger brother of Rama)
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Muslim/Islamic
Slave of the provider;
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Australian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin
Scented Ointment
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Greek
Father of Charon.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse StÃgr, STIG means "wanderer."
Girl/Female
Gaelic American Celtic Welsh Irish English Latin Native American
Gaelic forms of Agnes.
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Tamil
A portion of Lord Shiv
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American, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Swiss
From the Champagne Town of Rheims; Abbreviation of Remington; Rower; Champagne; A Town in Central France; From Rheims
Biblical
Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Vishnu
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a.
Self-repelling.
n.
The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.
n.
Communion with one's self; thoughts about one's self.
n.
The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide.
n.
Self-devotion.
n.
Self-communion.
a.
Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.
n.
Faith in one's self; self-reliance.
a.
Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.
n.
The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.
n.
Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
n.
Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
n.
Self-love.
n.
Enjoyment of one's self; self-satisfaction.
n.
Self.
n.
The act of estimating one's self; self-esteem.
n.
Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.
n.
Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit.
a.
Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing.
n.
Self-deceit.