abnegator
/ˈæb.nɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/
abnegator noun: one who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
Noun
abnegator (plural abnegators)
- One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
- On the other side, representing a serpentine generation wholy, made of fraud, policies, and practises, men lovers of the world, and haters of truth and godlinesse, fighters against the light, protectors of darkenesse, persecuters of marriage, and patrons of brothelles, abnegators and dispencers...1605, Edwin Sandys, A Relation of the State of Religion, London: Simon Waterson
- The Catholic is theoretically a Collectivist, a self-abnegator, a Tory, a Conservative, a supporter of Church and State one and undivisible, an obeyer.1914, George Bernard Shaw, “Preface for Politicians”, in John Bull’s Other Island, London: Constable, page xix
Forms of abnegator
| plural | abnegators |
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Origin of abnegator
From Late Latin abnegator, from abnegatus. Equivalent to abnegate + -or.
Questions about abnegator
- What does abnegator mean?
- Abnegator means one who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
- What part of speech is abnegator?
- Abnegator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abnegator?
- Abnegator is pronounced /ˈæb.nɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of abnegator?
- The plural of abnegator is abnegators.
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