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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Subjection \Sub*jec"tion\, n. [L. subjectio: cf. OF. subjection,
F. subj['e]tion. See Subject, a.]
1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion
of another; the act of subduing.
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The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the
rebels. --Sir M. Hale.
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2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control,
and government of another; a state of obedience or
submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and
property depends on our subjection to the laws. ``To be
bound under subjection.'' --Chaucer.
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Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands. --1 Peter iii.
1.
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Because the subjection of the body to the will is by
natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto
God voluntary, we stand in need of direction after
what sort our wills and desires may be rightly
conformed to His. --Hooker.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Subjection \Sub*jec"tion\, n. [L. subjectio: cf. OF. subjection,
F. subj['e]tion. See Subject, a.]
1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion
of another; the act of subduing.
The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the
rebels. --Sir M. Hale.
2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control,
and government of another; a state of obedience or
submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and
property depends on our subjection to the laws. ``To be
bound under subjection.'' --Chaucer.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands. --1 Peter iii.
1.
Because the subjection of the body to the will is by
natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto
God voluntary, we stand in need of direction after
what sort our wills and desires may be rightly
conformed to His. --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
subjection
n 1: forced submission to control by others [syn: subjugation]
2: the act of conquering [syn: conquest, conquering, subjugation]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
subjection
Old French n.
(l en subjection); state of being subjected
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
subjection
n.
1 The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
2 The state of being subjected.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
subjection
Old French n.
(l en subjection); state of being subjected
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
subjection
Old French n.
(l en subjection); state of being subjected
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
الخضوع
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
подчинение
act of bringing under control
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
podrobení
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
namáhání
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
Ausgesetztsein [ungeschütztes]
Note: einer Sache, Belastung , Gefährdung
Note: durch etw., Exponiertheit , Exposition [geh.]
Note: gegenüber einer Sache
Synonym: exposure
Note: to sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
Überantwortung [geh.]
Note: von etw. an etw. Negatives
Note: of sth. to sth. negative
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
Unterwerfung , Unterjochung [pol.]
Note: von jdm. / unter etw.
"keep sb. in subjection" - jdn. in Abhängigkeit halten
Synonym: subjugation
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
1. leigázottság
2. alávetés
3. leigázás
4. alávetettség
5. hódoltság
6. elnyomás
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
subjection /səbdʒekʃən/
pajungimas, pavergimas, priklausomybė, priklausomumas
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
subjection /sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən/
1. hüküm altına alma
2. tabi olma, itaat, boyun eğme.
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
SUBJECTION. The obligation of one or more persons to act at the discretion,
or according to the judgment and will of others.
2. Subjection is either private or public. By the former is meant the
subjection to the authority of private persons; as, of children to their
parents, of apprentices to their masters, and the like. By the latter is
understood the subjection to the authority of public persons. Rutherf. Inst.
B. 2, c. 8.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "subjection":
acceptance, acquiescence, assent, back seat, complaisance,
compliance, conquest, consent, deference, domination, enslavement,
homage, humbleness, humbling, humiliation, humility, inferiority,
juniority, kneeling, lowliness, minority, nonopposal,
nonopposition, nonresistance, obedience, obeisance, passiveness,
passivity, resignation, resignedness, second fiddle, second string,
secondariness, servility, subjugation, submission, submittal,
subordinacy, subordination, subservience, supineness, third string,
yielding
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 征服,服从,隶属;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 征服,服从,隶属
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