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self-abnegation

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self-ab⋅ne⋅ga⋅tion

  [self-ab-ni-gey-shuhn]
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–noun
self-denial or self-sacrifice.
Origin:
1650–60

Related forms:
self-ab⋅ne⋅gat⋅ing, adjective
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self-ab·ne·ga·tion   (sělf'āb'nĭ-gā'shən)
n.  The setting aside of self-interest for the sake of others or for a belief or principle.
self'-ab'ne·gat'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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