self-devotion

[ self-di-voh-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
2. devotion of oneself to the care or service of another or others; self-sacrifice:

   Her self-devotion to her sick mother prevented her from finishing college.

Other Words From

• self-de·voted adjective
• self-de·voted·ly adverb
• self-de·voted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-devotion¹

First recorded in 1805–15