Abnegation Definition
ăbnĭ-gāshən
noun
Self-denial.
American Heritage
A giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation.
Webster's New World
The definition of abnegation is the act of self-sacrificing by giving up your own interests.
An example of abnegation is when a successful lawyer gives up her practice in order to become a missionary.
YourDictionary
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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