Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immortification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-mor-ti-fi-ca-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of mortification; the non-suppression of sinful desires.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"immortification of spirit is the cause of all our secret and spiritual indispositions"
"Do not the excessive torments of Jesus reproach you with immortification and self-seeking? Does not the hard bed of the cross condemn your attachment to your own ease, and your horror of the least inconvenience?"
"There is another thing which greatly afflicts those who give themselves to prayer. It is the distractions which often come and carry their thoughts, and their hearts too, hither and thither. They come at times from the immortification of the senses; at times with the soul being distracted in itself, and often because the Lord wills it, to try His servants."

Etymology

From im- + mortification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

immortifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

immortified

Questions

What does immortification mean?: A lack of mortification; the non-suppression of sinful desires.
Where does immortification come from?: From im- + mortification.

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