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Meanings of subjection in anglès

portuguès
conquista
català
submissió
espanyol
sometimiento

The act of conquering.

        submissió
        Usage of subjection in anglès
        1
        She was the first in the transgression therefore keep her in subjection.
        The Necessity of Atheism
        2
        A handful conquered and holds in subjection the crowded millions of India.
        Destruction and Reconstruction: / Personal Experiences of the La...
        3
        He has simply advanced a peg in a regular hierarchy of subjection.
        The Soul of the Far East
        4
        He patted himself on the back for keeping unruly instincts in subjection.
        Nonsenseorship
        5
        And after this, Chan put in subjection all the lands about him.
        The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
        6
        Such a choice of subjection is the singular opportunity of the Englishman.
        The Rhythm of Life, and Other Essays
        7
        Take a once-poor country with a history of deprivation and colonial subjection.
        The Irish Times
        8
        His sovereign himself he held in subjection, while he exalted the throne.
        Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
        9
        Everything he wishes to bring under the subjection of judgment and principles.
        Precaution: A Novel
        10
        The bondage of corruption God encounters and counteracts by subjection to vanity.
        The Hope of the Gospel
        11
        Learn to crush thy passions, and to yield thyself in all subjection.
        The Imitation of Christ
        12
        And yet, even in His apparent subjection His majestic kingliness stands revealed.
        My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
        13
        Such mutilation of character is the penalty of subjection at its best.
        Essays in Rebellion
        14
        Fray Ignatius had both the Senora and Rachela completely under his subjection.
        Remember the Alamo
        15
        And he vowed that he would yet bring the maid into subjection.
        Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great L...
        16
        The whole State was then quickly overrun and brought into military subjection.
        The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
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        portuguès
        conquista
        Subjection through the time
        Subjection across language varieties
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