self-devotion
Americannoun
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intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
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devotion of oneself to the care or service of another or others; self-sacrifice.
Her self-devotion to her sick mother prevented her from finishing college.
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Etymology
Origin of self-devotion
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The lesser-known “vulnerable” variety of self-devotion afflicts more reserved, fragile individuals who may resemble the self-effacing and thin-skinned characters portrayed by Woody Allen in his films.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2013
"No man in the world was ever so sincere and modest in his self-devotion," wrote Marie in her secret notebook.
From Time Magazine Archive
So beautiful a self-devotion to a noble cause won recognition.
From Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Then patriotism is eloquent, then self-devotion is eloquent....
From The Brothers' War by John Calvin Reed
But the sea is not without its dangers, for the rapacious Black-backed Gull frequently attacks them, and, but for the self-devotion and bravery of the mother bird, would commit great havoc among them.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
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