Self-sacrifice

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-sacrifice \Self`-sac"ri*fice\, n.
     The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for
     others; self-devotion.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-sacrifice
       n : acting with less concern for yourself than for the success
           of the joint activity [syn: {selflessness}]