Self-renunciation

2 definitions found

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

  Self-renunciation \Self`-re*nun`ci*a"tion\, n.
     The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes,
     claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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