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self-denial
noun as in abstinence
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Another tradition of manliness would point them toward discipline, sacrifice, and self-denial.
The Roman idea of self-denial differed very strikingly from our own.
But in general, White sees such wives as engaging in willful self-denial, she said.
Is it not worth some self-denial, some sacrifices, on pour part, to have your home spoken of in this manner?
We have learned so much lately about self-denial, and crossing one's own inclinations, and enduring hardness.
He would bear evils with patience, even as he would practise self-denial of pleasure.
That includes an idea of self-denial utterly unknown to all the young people of to-day.
So far he had not done so, but continued self-denial would require a stern effort.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-denial, such as: abnegation, abstemiousness, ascetic, asceticism, self-abnegation, and selflessness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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