self-denial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: self-denial	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for self-denial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
self-denial n the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self- discipline}, self-denial] the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses Synonym(s): self-denial, self-discipline, self-control renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others Synonym(s): abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Self-denial \Self`-de*ni"al\, n. The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.