self-renunciation
- noun
- /ˌsɛlfˌrɛnʌnˈseɪʃən/
:
autorenuncia
- His self-renunciation demonstrated how much he cared for his family's happiness over his own wishes.
So then it says only through this actual sacrifice could it demonstrate this self renunciation.
- So then it says only through this actual sacrifice could it demonstrate this self renunciation.
- So he goes on and he says in the very act of self renunciation, the person eternally wins himself.
Examples
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Odysseus frees himself from the control over nature only because he practices a self-renunciation that amounts to a sacrifice of the self (5, p. 79 55).
Academic text (1998) -
His authority derives from his self-renunciation.
Academic text (1992) -
Simply put, virtue in a small republic requires a smaller degree of self-renunciation.
Academic text (1998) -
So he goes on and he says in the very act of self renunciation, the person eternally wins himself.
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Still, in Christ, in particular in his self-renunciation, we find his humility, which illustrates what virtuous discipleship requires.
Academic text (2009) -
The charity worker practiced self-renunciation by donating her time to help the less fortunate.
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Simply put, virtue in a small republic requires a smaller degree of self-renunciation.
Synonyms
351
4.2
The act of giving up something important to help others or reach a goal
11
4.9
Giving up your own comfort and needs to help other people
4
5.7
Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
4
4.0
Giving up your own needs or comforts for others
2
8.2
An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own
1
8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
1
9.9
To give up your comfort to help other people
1
7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
1
8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
To give up your own needs to help others
The act of giving up a right or claim in public
Antonyms
How Self-Sacrificing
24
6.5
11
4.9
4
5.7
363
2.5
49
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-renunciation = renunciation (transparent) = self + renounce + ation
The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'self' (one's own) and 'renunciation' (giving up), so the relation is clear to learners who know the base.
Etymology
Self-renunciation joins self- ('the person') and renunciation ('giving up'). The nounce part is the same as in announce, from a root meaning 'to tell', so a renunciation was originally a formal 'saying you give something up', and that is why self-renunciation means giving up your own wants or needs for others.