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
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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
The custom was utterly abolished; and one habitual crime at least was wiped from the earth by the self-devotion of one humble, obscure, and nameless man.
From School Reading by Grades Sixth Year by James Baldwin
They owe each other secrecy when they mutually entrust their dearest interests; they owe each other self-devotion when they need each other’s help.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet
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