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English
Etymology
From self- + abnegatory.
Adjective
self-abnegatory (comparative more self-abnegatory, superlative most self-abnegatory)
- Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).
- Synonyms: self-sacrificing; see also Thesaurus:self-abnegatory
1892, Edgar Saltus, chapter 8, in Imperial Purple, Chicago: Morrill, Higgins, page 193:one for whom that purple mantle was too gaudy, and yet who bore it, as he bore everything else, in that self-abnegatory spirit which the higher reaches of philosophy bring
1921, Rose Macaulay, chapter 4, in Dangerous Ages, London: W. Collins Sons, page 76:Women are so terrifically self-abnegatory; they must give, give, give, to some one all the time. Women, that is, of the mothering type, such as these.
1978, Aidan Chambers, Breaktime, London: Red Fox, published 1995, page 66:In his present self-abnegatory mood, he will not acknowledge himself able to feel anything honest and noble.