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self-de·nial

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-discipline, self-denialnoun

    the trait of practicing self discipline

  2. self-denial, self-discipline, self-controlnoun

    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

  3. abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciationnoun

    renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Wiktionary

  1. self-denialnoun

    The act of refusing to recognize unpleasant facts even when presented by one's self.

  2. self-denialnoun

    Taking action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.

Wikipedia

  1. Self-denial

    Self-denial (related but different from self-abnegation or self-sacrifice) is an act of letting go of the self as with altruistic abstinence – the willingness to forgo personal pleasures or undergo personal trials in the pursuit of the increased good of another. Various religions and cultures take differing views of self-denial, some considering it a positive trait and others considering it a negative one. According to some Protestants, self-denial is considered a superhuman virtue only obtainable through Jesus. Some critics of self-denial suggest that self-denial can lead to self-hatred.

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  1. self-denial

    Self-denial is the act or practice of restraining, controlling, or abstaining from one's own desires, pleasures, or comforts often for moral, spiritual, or personal reasons. It represents a personal sacrifice that may involve denying oneself of certain indulgences, material goods, or personal habits for the sake of achieving a particular goal or higher purpose.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-denialnoun

    the denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-denial in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-denial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of self-denial in a Sentence

  1. Jackie Mason:

    By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? What faith, humility, self-denial, and love of God and to man have there been in all my actions?

  2. Vince Lombardi:

    Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

  3. Burmese Proverb:

    Parents? affection is best shown by their teaching their children industry and self-denial.

  4. George Bernard Shaw:

    Self-denial is not a virtue it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

  5. Walter Scott:

    There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.


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