self-sacrifice

  • 41self-renunciation — self sacrifice, self denial …

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  • 42self-immolation — [selfim΄ə lā′shən] n. 1. suicide, usually by burning oneself in a public place 2. deliberate self sacrifice …

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  • 43self-re|nun|ci|a|tion — «SEHLF rih NUHN see AY shuhn», noun. renunciation of one s own will, interests, or the like; self sacrifice …

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  • 44sacrifice — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abjuration, abjure, altruism, annihilate, appease, bane, be bereaved of, bereave of life, bereavement, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, burnt offering, carry away, carry off, cease, cede …

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  • 45self-immolation — Synonyms and related words: altruism, blazing, blistering, branding, burning, burnt offering, calcination, car of Jagannath, carbonization, cauterization, cautery, cineration, collection, combustion, commitment, concremation, consecration,… …

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  • 46self-denial — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Catharism, Franciscanism, Sabbatarianism, Trappism, Waldensianism, Yoga, abnegation, abstaining, abstemiousness, abstention, abstinence, altruism, anchoritic monasticism, anchoritism, aplomb, asceticism …

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  • 47self-abasement — Synonyms and related words: abasement, altruism, comedown, commitment, consecration, debasement, dedication, deflation, descent, devotion, disgrace, disinterest, disinterestedness, dump, embarrassment, hangdog look, humbled pride, humiliation,… …

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  • 48Self-defeating personality disorder — Personality disorders Cluster A (odd) Paranoid · Schizoid Schizotypal …

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  • 49self-denial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self sacrifice, abnegation, renunciation, asceticism. See unselfishness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Abstemiousness] Syn. asceticism, selflessness, self sacrifice; see moderation 1 , restraint 1 ,… …

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  • 50sacrifice — [[t]sæ̱krɪfaɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ sacrifices, sacrificing, sacrificed 1) VERB To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. [V n] The priest sacrificed a chicken... [V n] Two white bulls were… …

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