In other news, I got my hair cut today, and am currently in the process of bleaching. Ow! Ahhh mortification of the flesh. Next will be bright red dye. I know, my life is thrilling. It's okay, not everyone can be as cool as I am.

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I don't think you used the word "mortification" correctly.

From: [identity profile] masscooper.livejournal.com


It's self-punishment. Suffering intended to make up for sins and/or to bring you closer to God. It doesn't mean embarassment.

1. (http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/001518121) In religious use: The action of mortifying the flesh or its lusts: the subjection of one's appetites and passions by the practice of austere living, esp. by the self-infliction of bodily pain or discomfort. a. in phr. mortification of the body, of sin, etc.
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