- 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 - 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