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Webster 1913 Edition


Self-devotion

Selfˊ-de-vo′tion

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Noun.
The act of devoting one’s self, or the state of being self-devoted; willingness to sacrifice one's own advantage or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.

Definition 2024


self-devotion

self-devotion

English

Noun

self-devotion (uncountable)

  1. The act of devoting one's self; willingness to sacrifice one's own interests or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.

References

  • Oglivie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).