abnegation

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Definition of the noun abnegation

What does abnegation mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: abnegations

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
- example: abnegation of the Holy Trinity
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- more generic word: denial = the act of refusing to comply
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
- synonyms of abnegation: denial / self-abnegation / self-denial / self-renunciation
- more generic words: forgoing / forswearing / renunciation = the act of renouncing; self-sacrifice / selflessness = acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

Alternative definition of the noun abnegation

noun

A denial; a renunciation.
- synonym: repudiation

Definition of the noun abnegation for high school students

example: The holy man slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.

The noun abnegation is considered to be a word that all college-aspiring students should know and understand, so it frequently appears on the SAT, ACT and other college admissions tests.

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for abnegation

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The Tempest (1999)

Third Series by William Shakespeare, Virginia Mason Vaughan, Alden T. Vaughan

And the purest abnegation is that which denies in the present, not merely resounding applause and the reward of the laurel, but even the moral voluptuousness ofsatisfaction in a job well done. There were in antiquity altars for the 'unknown ...

The Life of the Vows (2012)

Initiation into the Monastic Tradition by Thomas Merton

Real abnegation means giving up the search for that inner glow of self- satisfaction and contentment with self (but accepting it gladly when it comes of itself, from the hands of God), especially giving up the self-satisfaction that is the reflection of ...

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms (1984)

A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms with Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words by Merriam-Webster, Inc

Historically abnegation is scarcely distinguishable ...

The American and English Encyclopedia of Law (1898)

by David Shephard Garland, James Cockcroft, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield

Under some forms of the statute it is held that there is no desertion unless there is an abnegation of all marital duties.1 The weight of authority, however, is that the performance of one or more duties during the separation of the parties does not ...

The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus (2006)

by Elizabeth Jewell

SYNONYM STUDY: abstinence ABNEGATION, ABSTEMIOUSNESS, CONTINENCE, FORBEARANCE, MODERATION, TEMPERANCE. Abstinence implies voluntary self-denial and is usually associated with the non-indulgence of an appetite ...

A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions (1889)

Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule

relinquishment, rejection, abandonment, abnegation. 2. Recantalion, retraction, revocation, repeal, reversal, recall. Abjnre, v. a. 1. ltenuunce (upon oath), relin ulsh, forego, reject, forswear aläau on, ABNEGATE, give ...

A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with Regard to Sound and Meaning ... (1789)

To which is Prefixed a Prosodial Grammar by Thomas Sheridan

ABNEGATION, zib-ne-gfd-shhn. s. Denial, renunciarion. ABOARD, A-bUrd. -ad. In a ship. ABODE, a-'b6'de. s. Habitazion, 'ABO dwelling, place of residence ; stay , continuation in a place. ABODEMEN T, a- bode-ment. s. A fecret anticipation of ...

A Comprehensive Dictionary of English Synonymes (1842)

by William Carpenter

Abnegation — denial, renunciation. Abnegate. See Abnegation and Abolish. Abode — residence, dwelling, habitation, domicile. Abolish — abrogate, annul, repeal, cancel, revoke, destroy, annihilate. To Abridge — abbreviate, curtail, shorten, ...

A Compleat English Dictionary Oder Vollständig Englisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, Anfänglich Von --- Hrsg. U. Verb. Von Anton Ernst Klausing. Etc. 4. Aufl (1771)

ausspannen, Abnegation, (äbnigäsch'n) abnegation, ababspannen, s to Unyoke.

A Dictionary of Human Instincts (2001)

by Nils Oeijord

areablaze instinct abnegation, abnegation instinct abnormal, abnormal instincts (e.g. phobias, philias, manias, perversities, mental disorders) above, tobeabove(doing)something instinct above, tobeabovesomeone (be ...