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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Jer. 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? --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abjection n : a low or downcast state: "each confesson brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement}, {degradation}]
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