English-Thai Dictionary

captivity

N การถูก กักขัง  การถูก จองจำ  imprisonment confinement kan-tuk-kak-kang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPTIVITY

n. 1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy by force or the fate of war.
2. Subjection to love.
3. Subjection; a state of being under control.
Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 1 :5.
4. Subjection; servitude; slavery.
But I see another law in my members--bringing me into captivity to the law of sin. Romans 7:23.
To lead captivity captive, in scripture, is to subdue those who have held others in slavery, or captivity. Psalm 68:18.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPTIVITY

Cap *tiv "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivité. ]

 

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

 

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

 

Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

captivity

cap tiv i ty |kapˈtivitē kæpˈtɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. captivities ) the condition of being imprisoned or confined: he was released after 865 days in captivity | the third month of their captivity. • (the Captivity ) short for Babylonian Captivity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive ’ (see captive ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

captivity

cap ¦tiv |ity |kapˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. captivities ) [ mass noun ] the condition of being imprisoned or confined: he was released after 865 days in captivity | the third month of their captivity passed. • (the Captivity ) short for Babylonian Captivity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive ’ (see captive ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

captivity

captivity noun these creatures will languish in captivity: imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, detention, custody. ANTONYMS freedom.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

captivity

captivity noun he was weakened by his captivity: imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, custody, detention, restraint, constraint, committal, arrest; bondage, slavery, servitude, enslavement, subjugation, subjection; literary thraldom, thrall; archaic duress, durance. ANTONYMS freedom.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

captivity

cap tiv i ty /kæptɪ́vəti /名詞 U 捕らわれていること ; 監禁 ; 束縛 ▸ be in captivity 捕らわれの身である