self-renouncing
- a word derived from renounce.
Example Sentences
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It is evident that Elizabeth Fry dared to be singular; very possibly only such self-renouncing singularity could have borne such remarkable fruits of philanthropy.
From Elizabeth Fry by Pitman, Mrs. E. R.
Still holding the case in her hands unopened, she murmured: "I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill."
From Trumps by Curtis, George William
A self-renouncing passion of any kind is not so common that we can afford to look on his king-worship with scorn.
From Robert Browning by Dowden, Edward
Moving habitually amongst scenes of suffering, and carrying woman’s heaviest disappointment in her heart, the severity which allied itself with self-renouncing beneficent strength had no dissonance for her.
From Romola by Eliot, George
“In service which Thy love appoints There are no bonds for me; My secret heart has learned the truth Which makes Thy children free: A life of self-renouncing love Is a life of liberty.”
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah
