self-sacrifice
sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
Origin of self-sacrifice
1Other words from self-sacrifice
- self-sac·ri·fic·er, noun
- self-sac·ri·fi·cial [self-sak-ruh-fish-uhl, self-], /ˈsɛlfˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl, ˌsɛlf-/, adjective
- self-sac·ri·fic·ing, adjective
- self-sac·ri·fic·ing·ly, adverb
- self-sac·ri·fic·ing·ness, noun
- un·self-sac·ri·fi·cial, adjective
- un·self-sac·ri·fi·cial·ly, adverb
- un·self-sac·ri·fic·ing, adjective
Words Nearby self-sacrifice
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How to use self-sacrifice in a sentence
Both followed wars; people were tired of idealism and self-sacrifice and were determined to enjoy a self- indulgent materialism.
This name carries a legacy of reconciliation (St. Francis was famous for his outreach to the Muslim world), and of self-sacrifice.
It may just require some self-sacrifice like, say, selling your car to afford the chemo.
For wives—particularly political wives—the pressure was intense, and the job demanded self-sacrifice.
We may be few," Karelitz told Ben-Gurion, "but if we practice self-sacrifice we'll be strong, and no power will overcome us.
Destiny, which is stronger than human love, or the soul's fidelity, had overmastered self-sacrifice and the heart of a woman.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe years of self-sacrifice had not shaken the faith of these sisters in the smallest degree.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsProgress is essentially a moral phenomenon, and postulates the search, not for self, but for self-sacrifice.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingSuch a course of training requires individual effort and personal self-sacrifice.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellBut, everything valuable is expensive, and learning can be secured only by severe self-sacrifice.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. Boutwell
British Dictionary definitions for self-sacrifice
the sacrifice of one's own desires, interest, etc, for the sake of duty or for the well-being of others
Derived forms of self-sacrifice
- self-sacrificing, adjective
- self-sacrificingly, adverb
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