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self-an·ni·hi·la·tion | \ ˌself-ə-ˌnī-ə-ˈlā-shən 
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\Definition of self-annihilation
: annihilation of the self (as in mystical contemplation of God)
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The first known use of self-annihilation was in 1641
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