'Ignominies' definitions:
Definition of 'Ignominies'
From: GCIDE
- Ignominy \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. [1913 Webster]
- Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
- Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor. [1913 Webster]