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self-renouncing
adjective
(alsoselfrenouncing)uk /ˌself.rɪˈnaʊn.sɪŋ/ us /ˌself.rɪˈnaʊn.sɪŋ/
choosing not to do things that please you or bring you advantages:
He was completely consumed by his self-renouncing faith, and lived as a hermit.
She was a quiet, caring, self-renouncing person, only interested in the well-being of others.
The decision to follow a self-renouncing life as a monk came surprisingly easily to him, because he was tired of the consumer society.
The total, self-renouncing love that she showed for her ailing parents was touching.
The story centres on a humble, self-renouncing carpenter and the tragic consequences of an encounter with the local squire.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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abjuration
abjure
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
disavow
gainsay
oppositional
opt
opt out
pass on
pass something up
punt on something
rebel
refuse
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom
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