Definition of se mortifier - Reverso French Dictionary

Verbal expression

religion

Dated

s'imposer des souffrances ou privations pour se purifier spirituellement

Dated

Les moines se mortifient par le jeûne et la prière.

contrôleréprimer ses propres désirs ou passions

Il se mortifie en s'interdisant tous les plaisirs.

se contenir

humiliations'humilier volontairement

Elle se mortifie en s'accusant de tous les maux.

s'humilier

se rabaisser

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Examples of se mortifier in a sentence

Certains fidèles se mortifient lors de cérémonies religieuses.
Elle se mortifie en jeûnant régulièrement.
Ils se mortifient pour rester fidèles à leurs principes.
Il se mortifie en refusant toute récompense.
Ils se mortifient pour expier leurs fautes.

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English:mortify oneself, practice self-denial, ...
German:sich kasteien, sich selbst kasteien, ...
Italian:mortificarsi, reprimersi, ...
Spanish:mortificarse, reprimirse, ...
Portuguese:mortificar-se, reprimir-se, ...
Chinese:自我克制, 抑制, ...
Japanese:苦行する, 自分を抑える, ...
Arabic:عذّب نفسه, قمع نفسه, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּגֵּף, לְרַסֵּן אֶת עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:мучить себя, мортировать себя, ...
Ukrainian:мортирувати себе, стримувати себе, ...
Catalan:mortificar-se, se mortificar, ...
Danish:selvtugte sig, fornægte sig selv, ...
Dutch:zichzelf kastijden, zichzelf ontzeggen, ...
Greek:αυτοβασανίζομαι, καταπιέζομαι, ...
Hungarian:önsanyargatást végezni, önmegtartóztatást gyakorolni, ...
Khmer:តមអាហារ, អត់សង្កត់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:고행하다, 욕망을 억제하다, ...
Polish:umartwiać się, karać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):mortificar-se, reprimir-se, ...
Romanian:a se mortifica, a se abține, ...
Swedish:självspäka, kuva sina begär, ...
Thai:ทรมานตนเอง, ระงับความต้องการของตนเอง, ...
Turkish:nefsini terbiye etmek, kendini dizginlemek, ...
Vietnamese:hành xác, tự kiềm chế, ...

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