self-sacrificing en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sacrificing English self-sacrificing From self- + sacrificing.
Meanings
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Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.
It [Troutbeck] has religious isolation also, for it is several miles—and very strenuous miles in winter—from the parish church at Mungrisdale, and the introduction of the harmonium to the waiting room was due to the zeal of a vicar of many years ago who, in the absence of any other room in the village, obtained permission to use the premises for services, including Sunday School. Most of his successors have continued this self-sacrificing duty.
1951 October, “Notes and News: The Harmonium at Troutbeck”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:Mother Teresa's self-sacrificing nature made her world-famous.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more self-sacrificing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most self-sacrificing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
self-abnegatory · selfless · self-flagellatory · self-denying · self-denying · unselfish · abstemious · self-abnegatory · self-sacrificing · otherish
Translations (5)
az fədakar (making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice) · es sacrificado (making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice) · es abnegado (making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice) · uk саможерто́вний (making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice) · hu önfeláldozó (making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice)