abnegazione

self-denial

noun ahb-neh-gah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: from Latin abnegatio (a denying)

Also means

dedication

Usage Note

Abnegazione implies a noble, voluntary sacrifice of personal interests for a higher cause or for others — closer to 'selfless devotion' than mere 'self-denial'. It is a formal or literary word; in everyday speech dedizione or sacrificio are more common.

Examples

"I volontari lavorano con grande abnegazione."

Natural Translation

The volunteers work with great self-denial.

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