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self-annihilation

American  
[self-uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˌnaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

  1. self-destruction; suicide.

  2. surrender, abnegation, or immolation of the self in mystic contemplation of or union with God.

self-annihilation British  

noun

  1. the surrender of the self in mystical contemplation, union with God, etc

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Etymology

Origin of self-annihilation

First recorded in 1640–50

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