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WordNet: abnegation

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

Meaning #2: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Synonyms: self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation

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