Noun abnegation has 2 senses
  1. abnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
    --1 is a kind of
    denial
    Derived form: verb abnegate3
  2. abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
    --2 is a kind of selflessness, self-sacrifice; renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
    Derived form: verb abnegate1
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