[self-ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuh
n, self-] 
| renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc. |
[self-ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-, self-] , adjective | self-renunciation | |
noun | |
| renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: abnegation] |