- self-sacrifice
- noun Date: 1591 sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or ideal
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self-sacrifice — 1711 (implied in self sacrific d), from SELF (Cf. self) + SACRIFICE (Cf. sacrifice). Related: self sacrificing … Etymology dictionary
self-sacrifice — n [U] when you decide not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else ▪ several years of hard work and self sacrifice >self sacrificing adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-sacrifice — [self′sak′rə fīs΄] n. sacrifice of oneself or one s own interests for the benefit, or the supposed benefit, of others self sacrificing adj … English World dictionary
Self-sacrifice — Self sac ri*fice, n. The act of sacrificing one s self, or one s interest, for others; self devotion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … English terms dictionary
self-sacrifice — noun uncount the behavior of someone who chooses not to have or do something they want in order to help other people ╾ ,self sacrificing adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-sacrifice — index philanthropy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-sacrifice — N UNCOUNT Self sacrifice is the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want. I thanked my parents for all their self sacrifice on my behalf … English dictionary
self-sacrifice — noun the self sacrifice of these young men and women is indeed admirable Syn: self denial, selflessness, unselfishness; self discipline, abstinence, asceticism, abnegation, self deprivation, moderation, austerity, temperance, abstention … Thesaurus of popular words
self-sacrifice — noun The giving up of ones own benefit, especially giving up ones life, for the good of others. His brave self sacrifice won him a posthumous medal, but I think hed have preferred to receive it in person … Wiktionary
self-sacrifice — self sacrificer, n. self sacrificial /self sak reuh fish euhl, self /, adj. self sacrificing, adj. self sacrificingly, adv. self sacrificingness, n. /self sak reuh fuys , self /, n. sacrifice of one s interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the… … Universalium
