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self-renunciation

NOUN
  1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

How To Use self-renunciation In A Sentence

  • We inherit the tradition of Christian morality which makes self-renunciation the condition for salvation.
  • But this requires a degree of intellectual self-renunciation which is incompatible with individualism.
  • We inherit the tradition of Christian morality which makes self-renunciation the condition for salvation.
  • The emphasis is more on practice or "praxis" -- spiritual living, self-renunciation, insight or enlightenment -- and among ordinary people, a sort of cult or caretaking of the gods like that practiced by ancient pagans. Valerie Tarico: Christian Belief Through The Lens of Cognitive Science, Part 1 of 6
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