self-sacrifice

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self-sacrifice - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

self-sacrifice - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  self-sacrifice
      n 1: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success
           of the joint activity [syn: selflessness, self- sacrifice
           ]