Self-abnegation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-abnegation \Self`-ab`ne*ga"tion\, n.
     Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-abnegation
       n : renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests
           of others [syn: {abnegation}, {denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]