noun
voluntary surrender or putting aside of something desired or desirable
led a life of total renunciation as a monk
Synonyms: abnegation, denial, renouncement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
Related Word: abjurement, eschewing, forbearing, forgoing, forswearing, sacrifice, self-sacrifice; rejection, repudiation, surrender, yielding
Contrasted words: gripping, holding, keeping
Antonyms: retention