What does self-sacrifice mean?
Definitions for self-sacrifice
self-sac·ri·fice
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Princeton's WordNet
selflessness, self-sacrificenoun
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
Wiktionary
self-sacrificenoun
The giving up of one's own benefit, especially giving up one's life, for the good of others.
His brave self-sacrifice won him a posthumous medal, but I think he'd have preferred to receive it in person.
Wikipedia
Self-sacrifice
Self-sacrifice is the giving up of something that a person wants for themselves so that others can be helped or protected or so that other external value can be advanced or protected.
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self-sacrifice
Self-sacrifice can be defined as the act of putting the needs, welfare, or interests of others before one's own, even at the cost of one's personal happiness, well-being, or benefit. This could involve giving up one's time, resources, or even one's life for the sake of others. It is often associated with acts of heroism, altruism, or deep affection.
Webster Dictionary
Self-sacrificenoun
the act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of self-sacrifice in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of self-sacrifice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of self-sacrifice in a Sentence
Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists. And however futile each individual act of courage or generosity, self-sacrifice or grace-it still proves the thing exists. Each act adds to the fund. It needs replenishment. Not only because evil flourishes, and is, most indefensibly, defended. But because goodness is no longer a respectable aim in life. The hound of hell, envy, has driven it from the house.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice -- no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Every man has his price." This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over certain people to something, it is only necessary to give it a gloss of love of humanity, nobility, gentleness, self-sacrifice - and there is nothing you cannot get them to swallow. To their souls, these are the icing, the tidbit; other kinds of souls have others.
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.
Translations for self-sacrifice
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- fədakarlıqAzerbaijani
- sebeobětováníCzech
- SelbstaufopferungGerman
- memoferoEsperanto
- autosacrificioSpanish
- uhrautuminenFinnish
- sacrifice de soi, auto-sacrificeFrench
- आत्मत्यागHindi
- autosacrificioItalian
- 自己犠牲Japanese
- sui sacrificium,Latin
- самопожртвување, самопрегорMacedonian
- samopoświęceniePolish
- самопожертвованиеRussian
- samoodricanje, samopregor, samožrtvovanjeSerbo-Croatian
- självuppoffringSwedish
- özveri, fedakârlıkTurkish
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