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Webster 1913 Edition
Self-sacrificing
Selfˊ-sac′ri-fiˊcing
,Adj.
Yielding up one’s own interest, feelings, etc; sacrificing one's self.
Definition 2024
self-sacrificing
self-sacrificing
English
Adjective
self-sacrificing (comparative more self-sacrificing, superlative most self-sacrificing)
- Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.
- Mother Teresa's self-sacrificing nature made her world famous for her willingness to place other's needs before her own.
Verb
self-sacrificing
- present participle of self-sacrifice