self-renunciation

American  

[self-ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlf rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

1. renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.

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self-renunciation British  

noun

1. the renunciation of one's own rights, claims, interest, etc, esp in favour of those of others

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Other Word Forms

• self-renunciatory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of self-renunciation

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

self-renunciation

If this is followed to its logical conclusion, Harvard will undergo nothing short of total self-renunciation.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2016

It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking is actually self-renunciation.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have learned it from the lofty self-renunciation of this letter.

From Too Rich A Romance by Adolph Streckfuss

He required from His disciples the completest self-renunciation, combined with enthusiastic self-devotion to the duty of making the world better.

From The Making of an Apostle by R. J. (Reginald John) Campbell

But he did not understand that this very feeling no longer needed to disguise itself; because, by self-renunciation, it had become purified and transfigured.

From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern