Quality or state of being selfless.
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a denial; a renunciation.
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The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
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Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.
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The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
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The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes, claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.
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The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.
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Having no regard to self; unselfish.
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Having no regard to self; unselfish.
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Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness.
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The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.
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