Synonyms for self-sacrificing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : self-sak-ruh-fahys, self-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛlfˈsæk rəˌfaɪs, ˈsɛlf-

Définition of self-sacrificing

Origin : 1805, from self- + sacrifice (n.). Adjective self-sacrific'd attested from 1711. Related: self-sacrificing.

adj generous

Example sentences :

Then it was that she learned the truth of his self-sacrificing devotion.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

You have demonstrated a love that is high, and noble, and self-sacrificing.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

But, gentle and self-sacrificing as ever, she recovered herself immediately.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

But this self-sacrificing proposal was dubiously received by both the ladies.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Does not every act of my self-sacrificing life point to such an aim?
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

These people are not self-sacrificing, like the previous type.
Extract from : « Palmistry for All » by Cheiro

He was a gentle, self-sacrificing man, of kindly words and generous deeds.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Oh, brag to me about your modest, self-sacrificing spinsters!
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various

Yes, and known to have done scores of deeds as good and self-sacrificing as that.
Extract from : « Cruel As The Grave » by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

But there was no chance for a self-sacrificing brother to question his sister.
Extract from : « The Chauffeur and the Chaperon » by C. N. Williamson

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