Definition of Ignomeny
Ig"no*min*y (?), n.; pl.
Ignominies (#). [L. ignominia ignominy
(i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +
nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and
Name.] 1. Public disgrace or dishonor;
reproach; infamy.
Their generals have been received with honor after
their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
Addison.
Vice begins in mistake, and ends in
ignominy. Rambler.
Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is
made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made
honorable by the Commonwealth. Hobbes.
2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous
act.
Syn. -- Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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