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Abnegation

//ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. countable, uncountable

    "With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court."

  2. 2
    renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others wordnet
  3. 3
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief wordnet

Etymology

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.

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