subjection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subjection	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for subjection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subjection n forced submission to control by others [syn: subjugation, subjection] the act of conquering Synonym(s): conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subjection \Subjec"tion\, n. [L. subjectio: cf. OF. subjection, F. subj[82]tion. See {Subject}, a.] 1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection* of the rebels. --Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends on our subjection to the laws. [bd]To be bound under subjection.[b8] --Chaucer. Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. --1 Peter iii. 1. Because the subjection of the body to the will is by natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto God voluntary, we stand in need of direction after what sort our wills and desires may be rightly conformed to His. --Hooker.