self-surrendern.
/ˌsɛlfsəˈrɛndə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfsəˈrɛndər/ The action or an act of renouncing one's own will or desires, esp. (in earlier use) in order to fulfil God's will. Also: the surrender of oneself to an influence, emotion, etc.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [noun] > to an influence, etc.
resignationa1500
abandonment1593
self-surrender1647
submittal1798
abandon1815
1647 S. Ashe Gods Incomparable Goodnesse unto Israel 27 This selfe-surrender to God, in Covenant renewing, should be 1. Rationall... 2. Totall... [etc.].
1682 J. Howe Self-ded. 29 This must be the sense of the sincere Soul in treating the matter of its self-surrender, and dedication, with the great God.
1766 C. Bulkley Rational Assurance Dying Pastor 9 Frequent acts of resignation and self-surrender.
1773 tr. C. M. Wieland Reason Triumphant over Fancy III. vi. ii. 64 It is the force of truth alone which can bring us to a voluntary self-surrender.
1813 C. Buck Pract. Expositor (1815) 166 A new self-surrender and dedication of himself to God.
1854 T. De Quincey On Murder (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay IV. 89 In blind, passive, self-surrender to panic.
1900 W. L. Courtney Idea of Trag. 75 The absolute self-surrender of a middle-aged man who ought to be conquering the world.
1970 E. Gray Compl. Guide to Tarot iii. 34 Self-surrender leads to the transformation of the personality.
2002 G. Levine Dying to Know vi. 126 Women were..admired for their capacity for self-surrender, expected to make their lives secondary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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