Self-sacrificing
41Self-sacrifice — Self sac ri*fice, n. The act of sacrificing one s self, or one s interest, for others; self devotion. [1913 Webster] …
42self-im|mo|la|tion — «SEHLF IHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. the act of sacrificing oneself; self sacrifice: »It was not mere sorrow that kept her so strangely sequestered; it was devotion, it was self immolation; it was the laborious legacy of love (Lytton Strachey) …
43self-abnegation — self abnegation, *renunciation, abnegation, self denial Analogous words: sacrificing or sacrifice, forbearance, forgoing, eschewal (see corresponding verbs at FORGO): surrendering or surrender, resignation, abandonment, relinquishment (see… …
44self-denial — *self abnegation, abnegation, renunciation Analogous words: sacrificing or sacrifice, forbearance (see corresponding verbs at FORGO): abstaining, refraining (see REFRAIN): restraining or restraint, curbing or curb, checking or check (see… …
45self´de|ny´ing|ly — self de|ny|ing «SEHLF dih NY ihng», adjective. sacrificing one s own wishes and interests; unselfish. –self´de|ny´ing|ly, adverb …
46self-de|ny|ing — «SEHLF dih NY ihng», adjective. sacrificing one s own wishes and interests; unselfish. –self´de|ny´ing|ly, adverb …
47Self-sacrifice in Jewish law — Although rare, there are instances within Jewish law that mandate a Jew to sacrifice his or her own life rather than violate a religious prohibition. One of these prohibitions is that no life should be taken, including one s own. Many more ritual …
48Peter Singer — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Contemporary philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Peter Singer birth = birth date and age|1946|7|6 death = school tradition = Analytic· Utilitarianism main interests = Ethics… …
49altruistic — Synonyms and related words: almsgiving, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, committed, consecrated, considerate, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, eleemosynary, freehearted, generous, good, greathearted, humane …
50committed — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, affianced, afire, altruistic, ardent, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bound and determined, bounden, bounden to, burning, compromised, consecrated, constant, contracted, decided, decisive,… …
