He that abases himself--aye, he that abases himself!
Faith glorifies God in his justice and mercy most, and abases the creature.
And truly this is it which most abases man’s nature, and, being seen, would most humble men.
Why, then, is it said God beholdeth every one that is proud, and abases him?
For, as one has well said: the horseabases the base, ennobles the noble.
Continuing to judge him from the aesthetic point of view, it may be added that he who abases himself by a vile action can to a certain extent be raised by a crime, and can be thus reinstated in our aesthetic estimation.
Therefore the spirit of his religion, of the homage that he gives to God, is a fear that abases him, and not a veneration that elevates him in his own esteem.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abases" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
