Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IG'NO-MIN-Y
IG'NO-MIN-Y, n. [L. ignominia; in and nomen, against name or reputation; Fr. ignominie.]
Public disgrace; shame; reproach; dishonor; infamy. Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. Rambler.
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