self-renunciation

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

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

Origin of self-renunciation

1
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

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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
  1. 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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