humilIation

[Latin humiliatio, from humiliatus, pa. par. of humilio: Fr. humiliation; Sp. humillacion; Ital. umiliazione.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of humiliating, humbling, or mortifying; an abating of pride or self-confidence; mortification. "Life seemed worth purchasing by any humiliation." Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. v. 2. The state of being humiliated or humbled; abasement. II. Theol. (of Christ): The descent by the Second Person of the Trinity from his throne of heavenly glory; his birth as a child of humble rank; the insults he had to sustain during his brief ministry; his arrest, trial, unjust condemnation, execution, and temporary burial. "Therefore thy humiliation shall exalt With thee thy manhood also to this throne." Milton: P. L. , iii. 313.