self-renouncementn.
/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈnaʊnsm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈnaʊnsm(ə)nt/ Renunciation of one's own desires, interests, needs, etc.; = self-renunciation n.
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society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > self-denial > self-renunciation or abnegation
abnegation1623
self-annihilation1641
self-abnegation1647
self-renunciation1654
self-abandonment1777
self-renouncement1821
1821 C. Lloyd Poet. Ess. on Char. Pope 53 If attribute divine there be, T' immortalize, to deify the soul, 'Tis that of self-renouncement.
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. v. 75 To take shelter in a secret life of self-renouncement.
1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma iii. 89 Self-examination..self-renouncement and mildness.
1918 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Feb. 87/3 Why should not we secure a higher perfection by an effort of collective self-renouncement?
2005 A. Szakolczai in J. P. Arnason et al. Axial Civilizations & World Hist. 118 Graceful life means a life of giving, the fire of self-sacrifice and self-renouncement, as found not only in ascetic practices but also in erotic embrace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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