self-devotion

[ self-di-voh-shuhn, self- ]

noun

intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
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.

Origin of self-devotion

First recorded in 1805–15

In the great democracy of self-devotion private and general stand side by side.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary | Malcolm Jones | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I must aspire to the agitating transports of self-devotion, in scenes of sacrifice and peril!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
He now lived in and for the boys alone, and his whole life was one long self-devotion to their service and interests.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
Sacrifice and self-devotion hallow earth and fill the skies.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of Education
There was, besides, a splendid assertion of self-devotion in their plans; personal advancement had no place in their speculations.
Gerald Fitzgerald | Charles James Lever

The Church has always and in all circumstances encouraged such practical acts of self-devotion.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

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