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单词 self-renunciations
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self-renunciation

noun

self-re·​nun·​ci·​a·​tion ˌself-ri-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce self-renunciation (audio)
plural self-renunciations
: the renouncing of one's own wishes, desires, or ambitions
But what is surely foreign to most of us is the life of prayer, self-renunciation, and single-minded spiritual pursuit. Joel J. Miller
Our tenderness and self-renunciation seem strong when our egoism has had its day … George Eliot

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

self-renunciations

noun

plural of self-renunciation
as in self-abnegations

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • self-abnegations
  • renouncements
  • surrenders
  • resignations
  • relinquishments
  • abnegations
  • refusals
  • renunciations
  • denials
  • repudiations
  • self-denials

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • indulgences
  • acceptances
  • embracements
  • self-indulgences
  • adoptions
  • embraces
  • espousals
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