self-sacrifice
31self-de|vo|tion — «SEHLF dih VOH shuhn», noun. = self sacrifice. (Cf. ↑self sacrifice) …
32self-de|ni|al — «SEHLF dih NY uhl», noun. sacrifice of one s own desires and interests; going without things one wants; austerity. SYNONYM(S): self sacrifice, abstemiousness …
33self-devotion — self devoted, adj. self devotedly, adv. self devotedness, n. /self di voh sheuhn, self /, n. 1. intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science. 2. devotion of oneself to the care or service of another or …
34Self-abnegation — Self ab ne*ga tion, n. Self denial; self renunciation; self sacrifice. [1913 Webster] …
35Self-denial — Self de*ni al, n. The denial of one s self; forbearing to gratify one s own desires; self sacrifice. [1913 Webster] …
36self-abnegation — self abnegating, adj. /self ab ni gay sheuhn/, n. self denial or self sacrifice. [1650 60] * * * …
37Self-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] …
38self-sacrificial — self sacrifice ► NOUN ▪ the giving up of one s own interests or wishes in order to help others or advance a cause. DERIVATIVES self sacrificial adjective self sacrificing adjective …
39self-sacrificing — self sacrifice ► NOUN ▪ the giving up of one s own interests or wishes in order to help others or advance a cause. DERIVATIVES self sacrificial adjective self sacrificing adjective …
40self-im|mo|la|tion — «SEHLF IHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. the act of sacrificing oneself; self sacrifice: »It was not mere sorrow that kept her so strangely sequestered; it was devotion, it was self immolation; it was the laborious legacy of love (Lytton Strachey) …