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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

abnegatio

: cf. F.

abnégation

a denial; a renunciation.

With

abnegation

of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.

Knox.

Noun.

[L. abnego, to deny, from ab and nego; Eng. nay; L. nee, not.] A denial; a renunciation; self-denial.

See also: abnegation

abnégation f ‎(plural abnégations)