Term: mortification: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Candidate hypernym: activity: any specific behavior → 1
Candidate hypernym: flame-out: a complete or conspicuous failure → 0
Candidate hypernym: infection: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted → 0
Candidate hypernym: coreligionist: someone having the same religion as another person → 0
Candidate hypernym: snowdrift: a mass of snow heaped up by the wind → 0
Candidate hypernym: pas seul: (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure → 0
Candidate hypernym: nasopharynx: cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx → 0
Candidate hypernym: mercenary: a person hired to fight for another country than their own → 0
Candidate hypernym: chimney: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building → 0
Candidate hypernym: payment: the act of paying money → 0
Candidate hypernym: bedspring: (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed → 0