self-renunciation n 1: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]
Self-renunciation \Self`-re*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes, claims, etc.; self-sacrifice. [1913 Webster]