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Self-denial

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Noun
  1. 1
    Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others wordnet
  3. 3
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses wordnet
  4. 4
    the trait of practicing self discipline wordnet

Etymology

From self- + denial.

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