English

Noun

abjection ‎(plural abjections)

1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]^[2]

   "An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever."

2. (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16^th century.]^[2]
3. (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]^[2]

   "The abjection of the king and his realm."

4. (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17^th century until the mid 17^th century.]^[2]
5. (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

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References

1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 4
2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

French

Etymology

abject +‎ -tion

Noun

abjection f ‎(plural abjections)

1. (literary) Something that is worthy of utter contempt.