Definition of Subjiction
Sub*jec"tion (?), n. [L.
subjectio: cf. OF. subjection, F.
subjétion. See Subject, a.]
1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under
the dominion of another; the act of subduing.
The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of
the rebels. Sir M. Hale.
2. The state of being subject, or under the
power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or
submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends
on our subjection to the laws. "To be bound under
subjection." Chaucer.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands. 1 Peter iii. 1.
Because the subjection of the body to the will
is by natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto God
voluntary, we stand in need of direction after what sort our wills and
desires may be rightly conformed to His.
Hooker.
Sub*jec"tion (?), n. [L.
subjectio: cf. OF. subjection, F.
subjétion. See Subject, a.]
1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under
the dominion of another; the act of subduing.
The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of
the rebels. Sir M. Hale.
2. The state of being subject, or under the
power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or
submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends
on our subjection to the laws. "To be bound under
subjection." Chaucer.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands. 1 Peter iii. 1.
Because the subjection of the body to the will
is by natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto God
voluntary, we stand in need of direction after what sort our wills and
desires may be rightly conformed to His.
Hooker.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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