abnegation

== English == === Etymology === First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation. === Pronunciation === enPR: ăb.nĭgāʹshən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæbnəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: ab‧ne‧ga‧tion === Noun === abnegation (countable and uncountable, plural abnegations) 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Interlingua == === Etymology === From English abnegation, French abnégation, Spanish abnegación, Portuguese abnegação and Italian abnegazione, all from Late Latin abnegātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.ne.ɡaˈt͡sjon/, /-sjon/ === Noun === abnegation (plural abnegationes) abnegation === Further reading === Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL