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self-annihilation

[ self-uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn, self- ]

noun

  1. self-destruction; suicide.
  2. surrender, abnegation, or immolation of the self in mystic contemplation of or union with God.


self-annihilation

noun

  1. the surrender of the self in mystical contemplation, union with God, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-annihilation1

First recorded in 1640–50

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