mortifier

Tu mortifies trop cruellement ta chair, la nuit.
You shouldn't practice such harsh penance at night.
Loin d’être enfermé dans un état d’idée ou d’essence abstraite, il a voulu être proche de tous ceux qui se sentent perdus, mortifiés, blessés, découragés, affligés et intimidés.
Far from remaining an idea or an abstract essence, he wanted to be close to all those who felt lost, demeaned, hurt, discouraged, inconsolable and frightened.
Les parents puritains de Mary furent mortifiés lorsqu'ils apprirent qu'on l'avait vue danser le cancan.
Mary's sanctimonious parents were mortified when they found out that she had been seen dancing the cancan.
Beaucoup d'infirmités, de péchés non mortifiés, d'insouciance, de tendances non sanctifiées, de dispositions à s'exposer sans nécessité à la tentation, s'étaient manifestés dans son expérience.
Much of infirmity, of unmortified sin, carelessness of spirit, unsanctified temper, heedlessness in entering into temptation, had been revealed in his experience.
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