释义 |
abnegationab‧ne‧ga‧tion /ˌæbnəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] formal abnegationOrigin: 1500-1600 Late Latin abnegatio, from Latin abnegare ‘to refuse’, from ab- ‘away’ + negare ‘to deny’ - If the Court holds fast to its abnegation of this traditional role, it could mark a sea change in federal-state relations.
- In the ensuing confusion the Catholic community locally and nationally saw this as an abnegation of the 1944 Education Act.
- The sticking point in faith for me was abnegation.
when you do not allow yourself to have or do something that you want → self-denial |