Noun
The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlthough this was revised on several occasions to meet contemporary needs, from the outset it emphasised a simple life of work, love, prayer and self-denial. Source: Internet
One manifestation of this obedience was constant hard labour designed to subdue the flesh, exercise the will in daily self-denial, and set an example of industry in cultivation of the soil. Source: Internet
I also invite you to join me in the voluntary practice of fasting, especially the weekly abstinence from meat on Fridays and other forms of self-denial, like the “digital fast”, as an offering for the welfare of our nation. Source: Internet
China did not become a world power in agriculture with those kind of people, who live perpetually in self-denial. Source: Internet
Therefore, in order to be able to praise love, self-denial is required inwardly and self-sacrificing outwardly. Source: Internet
When Manning's instincts compel him to follow a trail leading to Arizona, he meets architect Neil Waite—the first man who breaks through his painstakingly built wall of self-denial. Source: Internet