Captivity
[kæp'tɪvɪtɪ] or [kæp'tɪvəti]
Definition
(noun.) the state of being imprisoned; 'he was held in captivity until he died'; 'the imprisonment of captured soldiers'; 'his ignominious incarceration in the local jail'; 'he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon'.
Typist: Lottie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being a captive or a prisoner.
(n.) A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Imprisonment, confinement, duress, durance.[2]. Bondage, thraldom, enthralment, servitude, subjection, slavery, vassalage.
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Examples
- In the commencement of his captivity Moore used feebly to resist Mrs. Horsfall. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The spirit fluttered for a moment on the threshold of its little prison, and, unconscious of captivity, took wing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- His faculties seemed walled up in him, and were unmurmuring in their captivity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Would to heaven that the shedding of mine own blood, drop by drop, could redeem the captivity of Judah! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And it is in this dark dingy place of captivity, poor dear, that you pass all the hours of your life when you are not at home? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But with the broadening of ideas that came with the Captivity, the tenour of prophecy broadens and changes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The cage door opened, and when the small bird, reared in captivity, had tamely fluttered in, he saw it shut again; and then he came away. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Little George visited her captivity sometimes and consoled it with feeble gleams of encouragement. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Some of the later books are frankly post-captivity compositions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His first act was to make me a full-fledged chieftain with the rank I had won by my combats the first few weeks of my captivity among them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The Jews, who had been the allies of Necho II, were taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He recognized me from the three trips that I had taken with him during my captivity among the First Born. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I FALL INTO CAPTIVITY I saw no more of Uriah Heep, until the day when Agnes left town. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He can turn back the captivity of Judah, even by the weakest instrument. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Does it mean a captive, or a place of captivity? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Pratt