abnegation

Meaning

Noun

A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.

Origin

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō, from ab + negō. Compare French abnégation.

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