Abnegation
[æbnɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] or [,æbnɪ'ɡeʃən]
Definition
(noun.) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
(noun.) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; 'abnegation of the Holy Trinity'.
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Definition
(n.) a denial; a renunciation.
Typist: Ollie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Denial, renunciation, rejection, abandonment, abjuration, surrender.
Typist: Miguel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Denial, disallowance, renunciation, abjuration, stint, abstinence
ANT:Assertion, vindication, claim, indulgence, concession, license
Typist: Sharif
Examples
- But there is no longer any of the horrible merging, mingling self-abnegation of love. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- True happiness lies in self-abnegation, a virtue which all men preach, but few men practise. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You believe in self-abnegation—I in self-satisfaction. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The self-abnegation must be complete. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Does virtue lie in abnegation of self? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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