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abnegation

ab·ne·ga·tion

UK/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/ US/ˌæbnəˈɡeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

  • “abnegation of the Holy Trinity”
2.

renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

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Origin

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.

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