ABNEGATION in a Sentence

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1. It is the canonical subjection in the full force of its abnegation.
2. The convent is supreme egoism having for its result supreme abnegation.
3. And, withal, a life of privation, isolation, abnegation, chastity, with never a diversion.
4. No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.
5. After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to abnegate authority.

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 Meanings and Examples of ABNEGATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
abnegation
 n.  repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
Classic Sentence:
1  And, withal, a life of privation, isolation, abnegation, chastity, with never a diversion.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZON
2  It is the canonical subjection in the full force of its abnegation.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA
3  The convent is supreme egoism having for its result supreme abnegation.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN BLAME
Example Sentence:
1  No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.
2  After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to abnegate authority.