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countable and uncountable, plural abnegations
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. quotations examples
With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.
1558, John Knox, Letter to the Queen Dowager
Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”
1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict