Noun: self-abasement 'sel-fu'beys-munt
- Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
"Some ascetics practice self-abasement as part of their spiritual discipline";
- penance, self-mortification
Derived forms: self-abasements
Type of: penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction
Encyclopedia: Self-abasement