English

Noun

abnegation ‎(plural abnegations)

1. A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
   • 1558, John Knox, Letter to the Queen Dowager:

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

   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict:

     Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”

Synonyms

• repudiation
• denial
• renunciation

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1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6

Interlingua

Noun

abnegation ‎(plural abnegationes)

1. abnegation