Abnegation vs Immolation - What's the difference?
abnegation | immolation |
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
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, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=20, url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL4429277W
, passage=Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation , a leaving of lands and possessions.”}}
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The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.
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, title= That which is immolated; a sacrifice.
As nouns the difference between abnegation and immolation
is that abnegation is selflessness, self-sacrifice while immolation is the act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.abnegation
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* repudiation * denial * renunciationDerived terms
* self-abnegationReferences
immolation
English
Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!