How to use "mortification" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "mortification" in popular movie and book plots

• Members of Potraj carry a whip, called Korda, and regularly practice mortification of the flesh, as a way to please Lakshmi.  - Priyatama (2014 film)
• The entire family thanks its lucky stars that it has escaped the mortification of both Orgon's potential disgrace and their dispossession.  - Tartuffe
• Throughout she practises mortification of flesh to be true to her faith.  - A Clergyman's Daughter

Meaning of "mortification" in English

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