SINCE 1828
self-renouncing
adjective
\ ˌself-ri-ˈnaun(t)-siŋ
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Definition of self-renouncing
: marked by the renouncing of one's own wishes, desires, or ambitions
an altruistic, self-renouncing person self-renouncing love
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