Mortification of the flesh

:For the Christian metal band Mortification, see Mortification (band).

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Band - Mortification (band)

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Mortification of the flesh literally means "putting the flesh to death". The term is primarily used in religious contexts, and is practiced in a variety of ways. The institutional and traditional terminology of this practice in Catholicism is corporal mortification.

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