abnegation
Meaning
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
Synonyms
self denial
stepping down
disavowel
Translations
abnegación
abnégation
abnegação
abnegazione
abnegatio
zelfverloochening abnegatie verloochening
Entsagung versterving
abnegacióPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.
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