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- Dictionaryself-denial/ˌsɛlfdɪˈnʌɪəl/
noun
- 1. the denial of one's own interests and needs; self-sacrifice: "the farm has been built up over the years by hard work and self-denial"
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Act of letting go of the self as with altruistic abstinence
Self-denial 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 conside... Wikipedia