abnegations
Acts of renouncing
Abnegations are acts of renouncing or rejecting something, especially one's own interests or desires.
The word carries a formal, often religious tone—self-abnegation suggests denying oneself for a higher purpose or moral principle: His abnegations included fasting and sleeping on bare floors.
The singular abnegation is more common than the plural.
Severe self-denial practice
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
mortification · self-denial · penance · abstinence · detachment · spirituality · devotion · sacrifice
Prioritizing others over oneself
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- dutyRequired moral task
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
nobility · virtue · principles · conscience · integrity · devotion · surrender · martyrdom
Statements denying responsibility
- waiversVoluntary right surrenders
- relinquishmentsActs of surrendering control
- surrendersCeases resistance formally
- forfeituresProperties surrendered as penalties
releases · abandonments · cessions · transfers · deeds · rights · claims · inheritances
asceticism
Severe self-denial practice
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
fasting · mortification · self-denial · penance · abstinence · detachment · spirituality · devotion · sacrifice · hermitage
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
honor · nobility · virtue · principles · conscience · integrity · devotion · surrender · martyrdom · idealism
disclaimers
Statements denying responsibility
- waiversVoluntary right surrenders
- relinquishmentsActs of surrendering control
- surrendersCeases resistance formally
forfeitures · releases · abandonments · cessions · transfers · deeds · rights · claims · inheritances · titles
abnegationsindulgences
Excessive self-granted pleasures
self-indulgences · gratifications · indulgence · self-gratification · hedonism
abnegationsassertions
Statements presented as true
acceptances · claims · assumptions · affirmations · appropriations