Definitions for abnegation
Princeton's WordNet
abnegation(noun)
the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
"abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation(noun)
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Wiktionary
abnegation(Noun)
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
Origin: * First attested before 1398.
Webster Dictionary
Abnegation(noun)
a denial; a renunciation
The Roycroft Dictionary
abnegation
A plan for securing the thing in the easiest and surest way.
Translations for abnegation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
self-sacrifice(noun)
the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others
With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.
- selfopofferingAfrikaans

- تَضْحِيَةٌ ذاتِيَّهArabic

- саможертваBulgarian

- abnegaçãoPortuguese (BR)

- sebeobětavostCzech

- die SelbstaufopferungGerman

- selvopofrelseDanish

- αυτοθυσίαGreek

- abnegaciónSpanish

- eneseohverdusEstonian

- فداكاريFarsi

- uhrautuvaisuusFinnish

- abnégationFrench

- הַקרָבָה עַצמִיתHebrew

- आत्मबलिदानHindi

- samopožrtvovnostCroatian

- önfeláldozásHungarian

- kerelaan berkorbanIndonesian

- sjálfsfórnIcelandic

- abnegazioneItalian

- 自己犠牲Japanese

- 자기 희생Korean

- pasiaukojimasLithuanian

- pašuzupurēšanāsLatvian

- pengorbanan diriMalay

- zelfopofferingDutch

- selvoppofrelseNorwegian

- poświęcenie sięPolish

- فداكاريPersian

- فداکاریPashto

- abnegaçãoPortuguese

- abnegaţie, sacrificiu de sineRomanian

- самопожертвованиеRussian

- sebaobetovanieSlovak

- požrtvovalnostSlovenian

- samopožrtvovanostSerbian

- självuppoffringSwedish

- การเสียสละความสุขส่วนตัวเพื่อช่วยเหลือผู้อื่นThai

- fedakârlıkTurkish

- 自我犧牲Chinese (Trad.)

- самопожертвуванняUkrainian

- ایثارUrdu

- sự hi sinhVietnamese

- 自我牺牲Chinese (Simp.)

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