abjection
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Abjection Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abjection
(n.)
The state of being rejected or cast out.
(n.)
The act of bringing down or humbling.
(n.)
A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
(n.)
The state of being rejected or cast out.
(n.)
The act of bringing down or humbling.
(n.)
A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
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abjection
Noun
1. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
(synonym) abasement, degradation
(hypernym) humiliation
(hyponym) degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
Noun
1. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
(synonym) abasement, degradation
(hypernym) humiliation
(hyponym) degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
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abjection
abjection
\ab*jec"tion\ (&?;), n. [f. abjection, l. abjectio.]
1. the act of bringing down or humbling. "the abjection of the king and his realm." --joe.
2. the state of being rejected or cast out. [r.] an adjection from the beatific regions where god, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. taylor.
3. a low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. that this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible?
abjection
\ab*jec"tion\ (&?;), n. [f. abjection, l. abjectio.]
1. the act of bringing down or humbling. "the abjection of the king and his realm." --joe.
2. the state of being rejected or cast out. [r.] an adjection from the beatific regions where god, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. taylor.
3. a low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. that this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible?
Abjection Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abjection
The term Abjection literally means "the state of being cast off." The concept of abject exists in between the concept of an object and the concept of the subject, something alive yet not. In contemporary critical theory, it is often used to describe the state of often-marginalized groups, such as people of color, prostitutes, homosexuals, convicts, poor people and handicapped persons. This term originated in the works of Julia Kristeva. Often, the term space of abjection is also used, referring to a space that abjected things or beings inhabit.
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