abnegation

/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

Etymology

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.

abnegation means A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.

Why this word is great

ABNEGATION — [Noun] The act of renouncing or rejecting something, especially the denial of one's own interests or desires. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō ("refuse, deny"), from ab ("away, off") + negō ("deny, refuse, say no"). Unlike "renunciation," which often formalizes a public sacrifice, or "temperance," which counsels measured restraint, abnegation is the private, absolute "no" spoken in the soul's quiet. It is the monk's cold cell at dawn, the parent's untouched dessert portion, and the deliberate turning away from warmth to stand in the necessary cold—a hollowing out of the self to make room for a principle, proving how closely austerity borders on a kind of love.

noun

A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.“With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.”