Why, without her, society would fall into a state of indolence and degradation, even of utter abjection.
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Abjection
/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "abjection" (34 found)
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Strong matches (10)
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depravednessdepravitydissolutenessmoral pollutionmoral turpitudeprofligacyreprobacyrottennessservilityturpitude
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5 entriesabject stateabjection discoursecultural abjectionmoral abjectionsocial abjection
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4 total sentences available.
an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever
Source: wiktionary
The abjection of the king and his realm.
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The disclosure of tolerance's hidden phobic lining fits in well with queer theory's embrace of the abject as exhorted by Michael Warner, David Halperin, and Lee Edelman. Embracing difference or culturally ascribed abjection with the aim of overcoming or dissipating it would be both naive and ineffective.
Source: wiktionary