self-devotion
English
Etymology
self- + devotion
Noun
self-devotion (uncountable)
- The act of devoting one's self; willingness to sacrifice one's own interests or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.
References
- Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).