self-sacrifice

Noun

Meaning

The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

self sacrifice

Synonyms

selflessness suicide humanity nobility consideration sacrifice charity devotion dedication compassion hospitality generosity martyrdom kindness heroism
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Antonyms

despite detachment cruelty brutality animosity selfishness
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Hypernyms

cooperation

Hyponyms

denial self-denial abnegation self-abnegation self-renunciation

Related terms

self-sacrificing self-sacrificingly self-sacrificer

Examples

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. Max Beerbohm

He who gives only what he would as readily throw away gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice. Henry Taylor

Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice. Woodrow Wilson

Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live. William Wordsworth

There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking is actually self-renunciation. The miser, health addict, glory chaser and their like are not far behind the selfless in the exercise of self-sacrifice. Eric Hoffer

Close letter words and terms

self-ruling self-sabotaging behavior self-sabotaging thinking self-sacrificer self-sacrificing self-sacrificingly