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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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"Captivity" Quotes from Famous Books

... he wants to. Barney Knowles, the littlest giant in the world—the one in the red sweater. He wears a sweater in July and shirt-sleeves in December. And last of all, but not least—far from it—Ted Lewis, the only grouchy fat man in captivity. Smile for us, ...

— The Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island • Gordon Stuart

... contented in Cambridge, and were therefore well pleased at remaining there during the captivity of our troops. As winter approached, however, we were ordered to Virginia [because of the difficulty of providing provisions], and in the month ...

— The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees • Mary Caroline Crawford

... literature. Several temple-psalms were also composed; a part of the present book of Proverbs; Ecclesiastes, whose tone and language betray its late origin; and Jonah, whose diction puts its date after the Babylonian captivity. The Maccabean age called forth the book of Daniel and various psalms. In addition to new productions there was an inclination to collect former documents. To Zechariah's authentic prophecies were added the earlier ones contained in chapters ix.-xiv.; ...

— The Canon of the Bible • Samuel Davidson

... to the queen, poor Ferscu is the most remarkable. He seems to have entertained for her a high and perfectly pure devotion. He was the chief agent in the luckless escape to Varennes; was lurking in Paris during the time of her captivity; and was concerned in the many fruitless plots that were made for her rescue. Ferscu lived to be an old man, but died a dreadful and violent death. He was dragged from his carriage by the mob, in Stockholm, ...

— The Paris Sketch Book Of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh • William Makepeace Thackeray

... will own that Corsica has left the Queen, your mother, overlong here in captivity. For reasons of state it was decided to work northward from point to point, clearing the Genoese as we went. We did not reckon that, before we reached Giraglia, an Englishman of genius would step in to anticipate us. Our hopes, Princess, fell short ...

— Sir John Constantine • Prosper Paleologus Constantine

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