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self-sacrificial

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self-sac⋅ri⋅fice

[self-sak-ruh-fahys, self-]
–noun
sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.

Origin:
1795–1805


self-sac⋅ri⋅fic⋅er, noun
self-sac⋅ri⋅fi⋅cial [self-sak-ruh-fish-uhl, self-] , adjective
self-sac⋅ri⋅fic⋅ing, adjective
self-sac⋅ri⋅fic⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
self-sac⋅ri⋅fic⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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Word Origin & History

self-sacrifice 
1711 (implied in self-sacrific'd), from self + sacrifice (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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