SELF-DENIAL

• (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

  synonyms : abnegation , denial , self-abnegation , self-renunciation

  The king's abnegation was as a result of the rising discontent among the people of the kingdom and not out of any goodwill of his own. -added by geeta_inlas

  King Siddhartha later known as Gautam Buddha practiced self-abnegation for the welfare of mankind. -added by priyavanjeri

  
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  Mahatma Gandhi practiced abnegation to set India free from the shackles of British empire.

• (noun) the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

  synonyms : self-control , self-discipline

• (noun) the trait of practicing self discipline

  synonyms : self-discipline

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