self-sacrifice

[ self-sak-ruh-fahys, self- ]

noun

1. sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.

self-sacrifice

noun

1. the sacrifice of one's own desires, interest, etc, for the sake of duty or for the well-being of others

Derived Forms

• ˌself-ˈsacriˌficing, adjective
• ˌself-ˈsacriˌficingly, adverb

Other Words From

• self-sacri·ficer noun
• self-sac·ri·fi·cial [self, -sak-r, uh, -, fish, -, uh, l, self-], adjective
• self-sacri·ficing adjective
• self-sacri·ficing·ly adverb
• self-sacri·ficing·ness noun
• unself-sacri·ficial adjective
• unself-sacri·ficial·ly adverb
• unself-sacri·ficing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sacrifice¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Both followed wars; people were tired of idealism and self-sacrifice and were determined to enjoy a self- indulgent materialism.

From The Daily Beast

This name carries a legacy of reconciliation (St. Francis was famous for his outreach to the Muslim world), and of self-sacrifice.

From The Daily Beast

It may just require some self-sacrifice like, say, selling your car to afford the chemo.

From The Daily Beast

For wives—particularly political wives—the pressure was intense, and the job demanded self-sacrifice.

From The Daily Beast

We may be few," Karelitz told Ben-Gurion, "but if we practice self-sacrifice we'll be strong, and no power will overcome us.

From The Daily Beast

Destiny, which is stronger than human love, or the soul's fidelity, had overmastered self-sacrifice and the heart of a woman.

From Project Gutenberg

The years of self-sacrifice had not shaken the faith of these sisters in the smallest degree.

From Project Gutenberg

Progress is essentially a moral phenomenon, and postulates the search, not for self, but for self-sacrifice.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a course of training requires individual effort and personal self-sacrifice.

From Project Gutenberg

But, everything valuable is expensive, and learning can be secured only by severe self-sacrifice.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• disavowal
• repudiation