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\ 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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The first known use of self-renouncing was in 1641
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