mortification
Definitions
Noun
- Strong feelings of embarrassment
- The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- (christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
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Words that contain the term "mortification".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mortification | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "mortification".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | modernization | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | mediterranean | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | mobilization | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | malnutrition | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | mechanization | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | modification | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | amplification | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | mathematician | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | improvisation | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | maximilian | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | menstruation | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | machiavellian | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | majoritarian | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | malformation | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | meinertzhagen | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | ministration | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | misallocation | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | misimpression | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | misperception | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | montenegran | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | multibillion | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | multimillion | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | mummification | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mortification".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | modifications | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | ossification | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | ratification | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | modification | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | gratification | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | verification | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | purification | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | certification | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | codification | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | amortization | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | fortifications | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | notification | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | glorification | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | ramification | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | fortification | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | rectification | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | pontification | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | notifications | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | pontifications | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | certifications | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "mortification" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "mortification".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Father Livingston shares how mortification helps us experience what Christ experienced
Dec 31, 2025 TheCatholicSpirit.com
Dec 31, 2025 TheCatholicSpirit.com
Fatiha El-Ghorri: ‘I was mortified by my heckler – but it turned out he wanted to see my trainers’
Mar 10, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 10, 2026 The Guardian
“Soft mortification of the flesh:” A review of EJ Hill’s Low-slung Promises on the Tongues of the Devout (2025)
Aug 11, 2025 Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
Aug 11, 2025 Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art