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abnegation


late 14c., "a negative assertion," c. 1500 as "self-denial, renunciation," from Latin abnegationem (nominative abnegatio) "refusal, denial," noun of action from past part [..]
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abnegation


(n) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others(n) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
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abnegation


A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. First attested around 1350 to 1470.SOED5|page=6 * passage=With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, th [..]
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