self-devotion

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ devotion.

Noun

self-devotion (uncountable)

1. 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).