Noun : He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation. From Dictionary.com.
As Satyanarayana will always be in self-mortification, He is always awake. From Wordnik.com. [Shree Satya Narayan Puja « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1] Reference
Not that these ministers set their flocks any example of self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843] Reference
He was fighting not to lose himself in either self-mortification or despair. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
Through this self-mortification, she hoped to atone for the hurt she caused. From Wordnik.com. [One Flight Up] Reference
It exhibited little of the appearance of a life of penance and self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited] Reference
In person he was erect and well proportioned; in temper forgiving; in self-mortification severe. From Wordnik.com. [Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs] Reference
If we then inflate the negative self-image, we may morbidly fixate on feelings of self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 16 Blocks in Opening Oneself to a Spiritual Mentor] Reference
El Escorial must surely count as one of the most extravagant acts of self-mortification ever accomplished by a Catholic prince. From Wordnik.com. [El Escorial] Reference
The pathway of the elder supra-man was one of crucifixion, self-denial, renunciation, affliction, poverty, disease and self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Talks No. II] Reference
Nor did he avoid self-mortification for the good of the souls in his care and as a help to expiating the many sins he heard in confession. From Wordnik.com. [Priest at the Altar... Year of the Priest] Reference
But the attainment of liberation was not easy, and Siddhartha suffered long and practiced self-mortification assiduously, at length being rewarded; and. From Wordnik.com. [Cosmic Consciousness] Reference
Men had been trying by all manner of devices to sublimate their souls, and climb Godward by their own self-mortification; but they had realized no divine help. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
The reader has already become quite familiar with the Franciscan fathers and their vows of poverty and self-mortification, and their skill at playing for gold ounces. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited] Reference
In the Upanishads they are meditation and self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [India's Problem, Krishna or Christ] Reference
Try instead the writer's take on the act of rapper self-mortification that was. From Wordnik.com. [Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories] Reference
It looked like a determined self-mortification sometimes; but that was not it. From Wordnik.com. [The Seaboard Parish Volume 1] Reference
So what goal was John Paul II, and other practitioners of self-mortification, striving for?. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Register Blogs from Jimmy Akin] Reference
Otherwise there was every possibility of the act of self-mortification destroying the initiate. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
In company with other monks, Siddhattha sought for a while enlightenment by self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [The Buddha A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes] Reference
Christophe found in it a fine opportunity for gratifying his bitter creed of self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Jean-Christophe, Volume I] Reference
The Neo-Platonic mystic sought by asceticism and self-mortification to prepare himself for divine communings. From Wordnik.com. [Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles] Reference
Then his disciples abandoned him, for at that time self-mortification was regarded as the only path to salvation. From Wordnik.com. [From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People] Reference
Diogenes of the tub practised self-mortification until his dermal and spiritual callousness were alike impervious. From Wordnik.com. [The Approach to Philosophy] Reference
Recently the blogosphere and the mainstream media have been discussing John Paul II's practice of self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Register Blogs from Jimmy Akin] Reference
He rejected the Vedic books, self-mortification, and differences of caste, preached philanthropy, and taught that the way to. From Wordnik.com. [From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People] Reference
It is manifested in the form of abstract meditation and austerity — an austerity embodied in asceticism and self-mortification. From Wordnik.com. [India's Problem, Krishna or Christ] Reference
The sadly obligatory "Tiger Woods self-mortification" open thread posted at 10: 49 am on February 19, 2010 by Allahpundit printer-friendly. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
The whole point of self-mortification is that you don't find the pain attractive but are willing to submit to it anyway for a higher goal. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Register Blogs from Jimmy Akin] Reference
Even honest NFP instructors admit that, if you're struggling with abstinence in marriage, self-mortification of some sort may be necessary. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Register Blogs from Jimmy Akin] Reference
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