Definition for self-sacrifice - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	self-sacrifice (self-sacrifice) noun [mass noun] the giving up of one’s own interests or wishes in order to help others or advance a cause: years of sheer hard work and dedicated self-sacrifice ideals such as self-sacrifice and asceticism Derivatives self-sacrificial adjective self-sacrificing adjective		Nearby Words self-respect self-respecting self-restraint self-revealing self-righteous self-righteousness self-righting self-rising flour self-rule self-sacrifice self-satisfaction self-satisfied self-sealing self-seed self-seeking self-selection self-service self-serving self-shifter