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Abnegation
Ab`ne*ga"tion\, n. [L. abnegatio: cf. F. abn['e]gation.] a denial; a renunciation. With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. --Knox.
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abnegation
1554, from L. abnegationem (nom. abnegatio) "refusal, denial," noun of action from abnegatus, pp. of abnegare, from ab- "off, away from" + negare "to deny" (see deny).
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