Self-mortification


[self-mawr-tuh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˈsɛlfˌmɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself:
He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.

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