Self-renunciation

Self`-re`nun`ci`a´tion

n.

1.

The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes, claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.

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Noun

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self-renunciation - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others self-abnegation, abnegation, self-denial, denial forgoing, forswearing, renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) self-sacrifice, selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity