Use "self-mortification" in a sentence

1. Empire began to engage in acts of atonement such as fasting, self-mortification, and alms-giving (1665)

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2. There are some sects in the Body that are still into self-mortification type practices such as self-flagellation

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3. According to Krishn, however, these acts of self-mortification only sap

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4. The other kind of self-mortification is that which is indulged in by per-

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5. Frowning at his friend’s self-mortification, “They are not failings,” Hallen said, needing

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6. Dashwood to stay longer; but, as if he were bent only on self-mortification, he seemed resolved to be gone when his enjoyment among his friends was at the height

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