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self denying

adjective as in austere

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Maybe this is better than self-denying ascetic teenage subculture anarchism.

Manchester had not taken any part in public affairs since the passing of the self-denying ordinances.

Does travel tell us of any set of teachers more self-denying than the individuals who devote themselves as religious Buddhists?

Their self-denying ordinance caused a great diminution in the general gaiety of Paris for some years.

Yet was this minister an earnest, a pious, and a self-denying man, who sincerely sought the good of men.

I could not help saying; for there were moments when I chafed under this scrupulous fidelity to our self-denying ordinance.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-denying, such as: altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, denying, and devoted.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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