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Self-renunciation

Selfˊ-re-nunˊci-a′tion

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Noun.
The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one’s own wishes, claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.

Definition 2024


self-renunciation

self-renunciation

English

Noun

self-renunciation (plural self-renunciations)

  1. The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation.

References

  • Oglivie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).