I found this in my translation of Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”
abnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
1. [n] renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
Etymology: Late Latin abnegation-, abnegatio, from Latin abnegare to refute, from ab- + negare to deny
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Abnegation
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Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
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Absnegation - the denial and rejection of a core muscle exercise program.I found this in my translation of Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”
abnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
1. [n] renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
Etymology: Late Latin abnegation-, abnegatio, from Latin abnegare to refute, from ab- + negare to deny
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