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abnegation

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Noun — A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.

Etymology

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.

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