Meanings
nounself-renunciation (countable and uncountable, plural self-renunciations)
plural self-renunciations
- countableuncountableThe act of renouncing one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrenunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
self-renunciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-renunciation
MLA
“self-renunciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-renunciation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-renunciation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-renunciation.
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