self-renunciation

[ self-ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

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

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Origin of self-renunciation

First recorded in 1785–95

OTHER WORDS FROM self-renunciation

self-re·nun·ci·a·to·ry

[self-ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-, self-], /ˌsɛlf rɪˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃi ə-, ˈsɛlf-/, adjective

Words nearby self-renunciation

self-regulating organization, self-regulation, self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint

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How to use self-renunciation in a sentence

She makes the religion of the Florentine reformer to harmonize with her notions of self-renunciation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
Would he have won the worlds admiration by his self-renunciation?
The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes
Now, who will furnish the rule for sacrifice, the formula for self-renunciation?
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet
Detractors have done their best to pare away the merit of this act of self-renunciation by attributing it to despair.
Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I|John Morley

They maintain that the essence of either feeling, in its best form, is absolute self-renunciation and self-sacrifice.
The Methods of Ethics|Henry Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for self-renunciation

self-renunciation

noun

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

Derived forms of self-renunciation

self-renunciatory, adjective

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