The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
self-renunciation
n. The act of renounce one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation.
WordNet
self-renunciation
n. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial]