Captivity according to the Bible is one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity ( 1 Kings 20:32 ; Joshua 10:24 ; Judges 1:7 ; 2 Sam. 4:12 ; Judges 8:7 ; 2 Sam 12:31 ; 1 Chronicles 20:3 ).
Captivity is the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
In those societies with captives, the norm is not the permanent alienation of nor dishonor for captives, but rather the transformation, via indoctrination and adoptive kinship, of captives into group members.
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Dictionary Definitions:
- confinement
- internment
- incarceration
- custody
- detention
- restraint
- constraint
- committal
- arrest
- bondage
- slavery
- servitude
- enslavement
- subjugation
- subjection
- thralldom
- thrall
- duress
- durance
Opposite is freedom.
Captivity is the condition of being trapped or confined. Animals that are kept in zoos are in captivity. A prisoner is in captivity, and a kidnapping victim is also in captivity. If you catch a firefly and keep it in a jar, its life will be one of captivity until you let it go.