self-renouncingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈnaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfrəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, renounce v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < self- prefix + renounce v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly later self-renunciation n.

Practising, characterized by, or involving self-renunciation; self-denying, self-sacrificing.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] > self-abnegating

self-denying1630

self-renouncing1641

self-denied1642

self-annihilated1677

self-renounced1756

self-abnegating1840

self-abnegatory1846

self-renunciatory1850

1641 S. Marshall Peace-offering 35 A self-renouncing, a self-abhorring spirit, for our vilenesse against so gracious a God is infinitely pleasing to him.

1758 J. Home Agis ii. i. 15 Emotions..as generous and great, As ever self-renouncing hero own'd.

1782 W. Cowper Truth in Poems 101 That self-renouncing wisdom.

1820 Christian Observer Aug. 497/1 They..have with self-renouncing zeal laid their works and holiness at the foot of their Saviour's Cross.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iv. 74 Such a woman as Lisbeth..at once patient and complaining, self-renouncing and exacting.

1940 Eng. Hist. Rev. 55 311 Puritanism has its self-renouncing aspects, but the purpose of such renunciation has always been positive.

2008 Irish Times 22 Jan. 16/6 Their [sc. churches'] authority rests on the depth of self-renouncing service they give.

Derivatives

self-reˈnouncingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adverb] > with self-abnegation

self-denyingly1642

self-deniedlya1658

self-renouncingly1838

1838 Calcutta Christian Observer Jan. 14 Only so long as we are in a praying spirit, shall we labour..as if all depended upon us, yet humbly and self-renouncingly as knowing that God alone is ‘all and in all’.

1842 E. B. Barrett Poems Early & Late Years in Athenæum 27 Aug. 757/2 Trustfully as child before mother, self-renouncingly as child after sin.

1998 K. Ward Relig. & Human Nature ix. 192 One should rather think of God as encouraging them to work self-renouncingly for the welfare of others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-renouncing
释义	self-renouncingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfrᵻˈnaʊnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, renounce v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < self- prefix + renounce v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly later self-renunciation n. Practising, characterized by, or involving self-renunciation; self-denying, self-sacrificing. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] > self-abnegating self-denying1630 self-renouncing1641 self-denied1642 self-annihilated1677 self-renounced1756 self-abnegating1840 self-abnegatory1846 self-renunciatory1850 1641 S. Marshall Peace-offering 35 A self-renouncing, a self-abhorring spirit, for our vilenesse against so gracious a God is infinitely pleasing to him. 1758 J. Home Agis ii. i. 15 Emotions..as generous and great, As ever self-renouncing hero own'd. 1782 W. Cowper Truth in Poems 101 That self-renouncing wisdom. 1820 Christian Observer Aug. 497/1 They..have with self-renouncing zeal laid their works and holiness at the foot of their Saviour's Cross. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iv. 74 Such a woman as Lisbeth..at once patient and complaining, self-renouncing and exacting. 1940 Eng. Hist. Rev. 55 311 Puritanism has its self-renouncing aspects, but the purpose of such renunciation has always been positive. 2008 Irish Times 22 Jan. 16/6 Their [sc. churches'] authority rests on the depth of self-renouncing service they give. Derivatives self-reˈnouncingly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adverb] > with self-abnegation self-denyingly1642 self-deniedlya1658 self-renouncingly1838 1838 Calcutta Christian Observer Jan. 14 Only so long as we are in a praying spirit, shall we labour..as if all depended upon us, yet humbly and self-renouncingly as knowing that God alone is ‘all and in all’. 1842 E. B. Barrett Poems Early & Late Years in Athenæum 27 Aug. 757/2 Trustfully as child before mother, self-renouncingly as child after sin. 1998 K. Ward Relig. & Human Nature ix. 192 One should rather think of God as encouraging them to work self-renouncingly for the welfare of others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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