Antonyms for self-abnegation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : self-ab-ni-gey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˌæb nɪˈgeɪ ʃən

Definition of self-abnegation

As in renunciation : noun abandonment, rejection
As in self-denial : noun abstinence
As in quitclaim : noun abdication
As in relinquishment : noun abdication
As in humility : noun humbleness, modesty

Example sentences :

What is his title to the love or gratitude or self-abnegation of his child?
Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 » by Various

Her modesty and self-abnegation were not, so far as any one knew, the result of principle.
Extract from : « The Fugitives » by R.M. Ballantyne

Ay, there was One, who took note of the self-abnegation which had been learned from Him.
Extract from : « The Maidens' Lodge » by Emily Sarah Holt

Would this miserable and maddened man understand her self-abnegation?
Extract from : « In the Carquinez Woods » by Bret Harte

His devotion to you is the most beautiful expression of self-abnegation that I have ever met.
Extract from : « An Old Man's Love » by Anthony Trollope

He was demanding too much of his exhausted capacity for self-abnegation.
Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson

I am constrained to say that this self-abnegation was more fastidious than moral.
Extract from : « On the Frontier » by Bret Harte

Such an instance of self-abnegation has rarely been heard of in history.
Extract from : « Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

It was the furthest limit of self-abnegation, at least so he interpreted it.
Extract from : « Crime and Punishment » by Fyodor Dostoevsky

You dont think me capable of these heights of self-abnegation?
Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Synonyms for self-abnegation

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