self-denial

self-denial
n
1. self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, self-immolation, selflessness, unselfishness, self-for-getfulness; self-giving, magnanimity, generosity, altruism.
2. restraint, self-restraint, control, self-control, will power, strength; self-discipline, self-command, self-government, self-mastery, self-conquest; curbing, curb, checking, check.
3. abstemiousness, habitual abstinence, abstention, Puritanism, nonindulgence; temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness; continence, celibacy, chasteness, chastity, virginity; refrainment, refraining, forbearance, forbearing, desistance, desisting; holding off, resisting, resistance; turning aside from, keeping one's hands off, letting alone; giving up, Inf. swearing off, renouncing, renouncement, renunciation.
4. asceticism, self-deprivation, fasting; privation, hardship, affliction, trouble, burden, oppression; suffering, self-abasement, self-effacement, self-mortification; self-abuse, self-flagellation, scourging, whipping, martyrdom.

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  • self-denial — index austerity, continence, discipline (obedience), restraint, temperance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • self-denial — self′ deni′al n. 1) the sacrifice of one s own desires; unselfishness 2) an act or instance of restraining or curbing one s desires • Etymology: 1635–45 self′ deny′ing, adj. self′ deny′ingly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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