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/kæptˈɪvəti/ Listen

noun

Captivity n.

The state of being a captive or a prisoner. "More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs."

A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. "Sink in the soft captivity together."

Synonyms: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

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Etymology of 'Captivity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Hebrew nation had fared as badly among neighbouring states as Job among his friends and countrymen. In this respect the sorely tried individual was the type of his nation. The destruction of the kingdom of Samaria which had occurred nearly two hundred years before and the captivity of Judah, which was not yet at an end, gave its death-blow to the theory. "The tents of robbers prosper and they that ...

— The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur • Emile Joseph Dillon

... The Pasha was ready for peace, but he still had his price. Poor Bainbridge, writing from captivity, assured Barron that the Pasha would never let his prisoners go without a ransom. Nevertheless, Commodore Barron determined to meet the overtures which the Pasha had made through the Danish consul at Tripoli. ...

— Jefferson and his Colleagues - A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty, Volume 15 In The - Chronicles Of America Series • Allen Johnson

... of Persia. Still, the revolt attained to considerable proportions, and was protracted during a period of six years. It was terminated by the capture of Miletus, the capital of the Ionian Confederacy, in 495 B.C. The inhabitants of this city who escaped the sword were carried into captivity by the conquerors, and the subjugation of ...

— Mosaics of Grecian History • Marcius Willson and Robert Pierpont Willson

... before the king. The king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah? I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men, ...

— Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature • Various

... is why they interest one. All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver ...

— Song of the Lark • Willa Cather

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