Abasement and its related verb, abase, come from an Old French root, abaissier, "diminish, or make lower in value or status."

What's abasement mean?

noun. the state or condition of having been reduced in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; degradation: Her self-respect, even in abasement, has kept her struggling upward. We must look closely at what is happening to education in our country and challenge its abasement.

What does abase mean biblically?

1 formal : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem abase oneself … the shame that had abased him within and without …—