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abnegation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
| Type of | forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, self-sacrifice, selflessness |
| Derivation | abnegate |
abnegation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | denial |
| Derivation | abnegate |
abnegation of the Holy Trinity.
Examples of abnegation
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His self-abnegation is noble, but it leaves Anna second-guessing her desires.
From the entertainment.time.com
Self-abnegation played no part in Colette's world, fictional or otherwise.
From the guardian.co.uk
In that spirit of abnegation, his tablemate settled for two scrambled eggs.
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The hermits'fierce self-abnegation, their holy self-emptying seemed to her thrilling.
From the economist.com
Witholding information is an abnegation of journalistic responsibility.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet many Indians feel that more than self-abnegation is needed to confront grave problems.
From the time.com
A gross abnegation of responsibility to their voters, says Mr Szajer.
From the economist.com
Some even thought that his self-abnegation was a pose of some kind.
From the time.com
But in other troubled European economies, abnegation is less evident.
From the economist.com
- The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
- Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- Denial is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.
- A denial; a renunciation
