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)
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: indignity: an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: predisposition: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: right of entry: the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: torpedo tube: a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: roller: a cylinder that revolves
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: kiswahili: a Bantu language
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: acrostichum: in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: license: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: monoplane: an airplane with a single wing
Broader: self-denial: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | Unrelated: spinus: in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches