self-renunciation

[ self-ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.

Origin of self-renunciation

First recorded in 1785–95

OTHER WORDS FROM self-renunciation

self-re·nun·ci·a·to·ry

[self-ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-, self-], /ˌsɛlf rɪˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃi ə-, ˈsɛlf-/, adjective

Words nearby self-renunciation

self-regulating organization, self-regulation, self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint

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Example sentences from the Web for self-renunciation

The common weal as such is not my weal, but only the furthest extremity of self-renunciation.
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
It is all there: love of all men, and non-resistance of evil, and self-renunciation.
The Shadow of Life|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Would he have won the worlds admiration by his self-renunciation?
The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes
To Henry Martyn the gulf was visible, the self-renunciation painful, the victory complete.
Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2)|Walter H. Tregellas

Detractors have done their best to pare away the merit of this act of self-renunciation by attributing it to despair.
Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I|John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for self-renunciation

self-renunciation

noun

the renunciation of one's own rights, claims, interest, etc, esp in favour of those of others

Derived forms of self-renunciation

self-renunciatory, adjective

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单词	self-renunciation
释义	self-renunciation [ self-ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, self- ] / ˈsɛlf rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- / noun renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc. Origin of self-renunciation First recorded in 1785–95 OTHER WORDS FROM self-renunciation self-re·nun·ci·a·to·ry [self-ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-, self-], /ˌsɛlf rɪˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃi ə-, ˈsɛlf-/, adjective Words nearby self-renunciation self-regulating organization, self-regulation, self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-renunciation The common weal as such is not my weal, but only the furthest extremity of self-renunciation. The Ego and His Own\|Max Stirner It is all there: love of all men, and non-resistance of evil, and self-renunciation. The Shadow of Life\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick Would he have won the worlds admiration by his self-renunciation? The Bible and Life\|Edwin Holt Hughes To Henry Martyn the gulf was visible, the self-renunciation painful, the victory complete. Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Walter H. Tregellas Detractors have done their best to pare away the merit of this act of self-renunciation by attributing it to despair. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I\|John Morley British Dictionary definitions for self-renunciation self-renunciation noun the renunciation of one's own rights, claims, interest, etc, esp in favour of those of others Derived forms of self-renunciation self-renunciatory, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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