self-denial

English Thesaurus

1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (noun.act)

hypernym	:	forgoing, forswearing, renunciation,
definition	:	the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	self-sacrifice, selflessness,
definition	:	acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity (noun.act)

2. the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses (noun.act)

hypernym	:	control,
definition	:	the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abstinence,
definition	:	act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun.act)

hyponym	:	ascesis, asceticism,
definition	:	rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint (noun.act)

hyponym	:	mortification,
definition	:	(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) (noun.act)

3. the trait of practicing self discipline (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	discipline,
definition	:	the trait of being well behaved (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	asceticism, austerity, nonindulgence,
definition	:	the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	abstention, abstinence,
definition	:	the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	continence, continency,
definition	:	the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters (noun.attribute)

4. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (noun.act)

derivation	:	abnegate, deny,
definition	:	deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure (verb.possession)

derivation	:	abnegate, deny,
definition	:	deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure (verb.possession)