9 comments on Abnegation

1. Dec 30,  · First attested before From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say .

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2. Abnegation: A plan for securing the thing in the easiest and surest way. It is the abnegation of God in the universe and of conscience in man.

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3. The third story was the most autobiographical one, built in part around my own struggles with my family and their abnegation of any feeling of responsibility.: Though this has been portrayed as genuine consultation, in fact the lack of any real, driving ideas about educational reform is an abnegation of political responsibility.: These acted as a justification both for abnegation by government.

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4. ABNEGATION Meaning: "a negative assertion," c. as "self-denial, renunciation," from Latin abnegationem (nominative See definitions of abnegation.

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5. Abnegation plays an important part in the teachings of all the major religions. The founder of Buddhism was a prince who gave up all his worldly goods when he discovered the world of poverty that lay outside the palace gates, and abnegation has been a Buddhism practice ever since. Hinduism has an even older tradition of abnegation.

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6. abnegation definition in French dictionary, abnegation meaning, synonyms, see also 'ablégation',agnation',aberration',abréaction'. Enrich your vocabulary with the French Definition dictionary.

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7. Abnégation: définition, synonymes, citations, traduction dans le dictionnaire de la langue française. Définition: Sacrifice de son intérêt.

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8. They believe it is the duty of women to live for others in complete abnegation of themselves. It is a heart-warming tale of courage and abnegation. the act of not accepting something, or of saying that you do not have something: To ignore these issues would be a serious abnegation .

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9. ab·ne·gate (ăb′nĭ-gāt′) tr.v. ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates 1. To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce. 2. To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life. [Latin abnegāre, abnegāt-, to refuse: ab-, away; see ab-1 + negāre, to .

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