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• enPR: ăb.nĭgāʹshən
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌæbnəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: ab‧ne‧ga‧tion

名詞

abnegation (countable and uncountable, plural abnegations)

1. A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: repudiation, self-denial, denial, renunciation; see also Thesaurus:disapproval

   • 1558, John Knox, Letter to the Queen Dowager:

     With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.

   • 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:

     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.”

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