salvation through self-mortification

salvation Noun

— Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin. — Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.

through Preposition

— To go through is to go into one side of something and come out the other side. The thief came in through the window. She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.

self Noun

— Your self is the type of person you are, particularly the way you usually act, look or feel. He looked so happy compared to his usual down self that Walter wondered if something was wrong. — Someone's self is their personality or character that makes them individual. As the baby grows older, it begins to develop a sense of self. — Self is used to refer to a person. Please bring your wife and your good self.

mortification

— noun (= chagrin) strong feelings of embarrassment — noun (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) — noun (= humiliation) an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect he had to undergo one humiliation after another — noun (= necrosis) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)