abnegation
1. the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief - abnegation of the Holy Trinity • Derivationally related forms: abnegate • Hypernyms: denial 2. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • Syn: self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation • Derivationally related forms: deny (for: denial), abnegate • Hypernyms: selflessness, self-sacrifice, renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
|
|