Noun: self-mortification 'self,mor-ti-fi'key-shun
- Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
"Some ascetics practice self-mortification as part of their spiritual discipline";
- penance, self-abasement
Derived forms: self-mortifications
Type of: penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction
Encyclopedia: Self-mortification