self-annihilation

[self-uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn, self-]

self-an·ni·hi·la·tion

[self-uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn, self-]
noun
1.
self-destruction; suicide.
2.
surrender, abnegation, or immolation of the self in mystic contemplation of or union with God.

Origin:
1640–50
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Self-annihilation has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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self-annihilation
 
n
the surrender of the self in mystical contemplation, union with God, etc

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