self-denial
[ self-di-nahy-uhl, self- ]
noun
the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
an act or instance of restraining or curbing one's desires: To reduce, one has to practice self-denial at the dinner table.
Origin of self-denial
1First recorded in 1635–45
Other words from self-denial
- self-de·ny·ing, adjective
- self-de·ny·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use self-denial in a sentence
These events produced the Selfdenying Ordinance and the new model of the army.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulaySelfdenying and suffering are the lot and portion of a thinker and an artist, because their object is the welfare of men.
What Shall We Do? | Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for self-denial
self-denial
noun
the denial or sacrifice of one's own desires
Derived forms of self-denial
- self-denying, adjective
- self-denyingly, adverb
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