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Abjection

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Abje'ction. n.s. [from abject.] Meanness of mind; want of spirit; servility; baseness.

That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible? Hooker, b. v. § 47.

Now the just medium of this case lies betwixt the pride and the abjection, the two extremes. L'Estrange.

Sources: Hooker, Richard (175) · L'Estrange, Roger (131)

Attributes: Noun Substantive (1269)

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