Definitions for: Abnegation


[n] renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
[n] the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ab`ne*ga"tion, n. [L. abnegatio: cf. F.
abn['e]gation.]
a denial; a renunciation.

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

Synonyms: denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation

See Also: denial, forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, selflessness, self-sacrifice

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