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noun

Slavery n. (pl. slaveries)

The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. "Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught!" "I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state (Virginia) could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future mischief."

A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will. "The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to." "There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish, the slavery of caste."

The holding of slaves.

Synonyms: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement; captivity; bond service; vassalage.

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Etymology of 'Slavery'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Slavery" Quotes from Famous Books

... From hell-fires, flaming clamor Lest we fall 'neath the hammer! Too oft we've heard with tremor, How pitiably it grieves The land so pure and holy All helplessly and fearfully! Jerusalem, weep lowly, That thou forgotten art! The heathen's boastful glory Put thee in slavery hoary. Christ, by thy name's proud story In mercy take her part! And help those sorely shaken Who treaties them would maken That we may not be taken And ...

— Song and Legend From the Middle Ages • William D. McClintock and Porter Lander McClintock

... glory of black silk, the Pinckney lace, the Pemberton diamond, and accompanied by that fat relic of slavery, Black Sally, had been taking the air genteelly on a bench when the disturbance grated ...

— From a Bench in Our Square • Samuel Hopkins Adams

... Father of Jesus is a tested hypothesis; and he who questions must experiment, and let God convince him. To commit one's self to God in Christ and be redeemed from most real sins—turned from selfishness to love, from slavery to freedom; to trust Him in most real difficulties and perplexities, and find one's self empowered and enlightened;—is to discover that faith works, and works gloriously. A man's idea of God may be, ...

— Some Christian Convictions - A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking • Henry Sloane Coffin

... became dull and indisposed; his brow was not one of those that long remain clear. He felt that in returning to camp he should re-enter slavery; nevertheless, he ...

— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... that day the young man was arrested, taken to a Western State, tried for murder, and hanged. Do you see the point? In three days more the girl who had sold herself into slavery for the salvation of those she loved would have been released from her bondage only to marry ...

— Back to God's Country and Other Stories • James Oliver Curwood

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