selfsacrificial
rəˌfaɪs, ˈsɛlf- noun
sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
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| self-sacrifice | |
| —n | |
| the sacrifice of one's own desires, interest, etc, for the sake of duty or for the well-being of others | |
| self-'sacrificing | |
| —adj | |
| self-'sacrificingly | |
| —adv | |
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self-sacrifice
1711 (implied in self-sacrific'd), from self + sacrifice (q.v.).
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