What is another word for self-denial?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɛlfdɪnˈa͡ɪə͡l], [ sˈɛlfdɪnˈaɪəl], [ s_ˈɛ_l_f_d_ɪ_n_ˈaɪ_əl]
Related words: willpower, conscious, consciousness, conscious self-denial, willpower definition
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Synonyms for Self-denial:
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n.
• abstemiousness • abstention • attribute • austerity • economy • quitclaim • renunciation • restraint • temperance Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Abstaining ,
- Desisting ,
- Eremitism ,
- Monachism ,
- Refusing ,
- Renouncing ,
- Self-devotion ,
- abstemiousness ,
- altruism ,
- anchoritic monasticism ,
- anchoritism ,
- aplomb ,
- ascetic ,
- calm ,
- calmness ,
- commitment ,
- composure ,
- consecration ,
- conservatism ,
- constancy ,
- constraint ,
- continence ,
- control ,
- cool ,
- dedication ,
- defense ,
- denial ,
- determination ,
- devotion ,
- diet ,
- disinterest ,
- disinterestedness ,
- dispassion ,
- doggedness ,
- evenness ,
- fast ,
- fasting ,
- flagellation ,
- forbearance ,
- fortitude ,
- gentleness ,
- giving up ,
- golden mean ,
- happy medium ,
- hardship ,
- humility ,
- hunger strike ,
- impartiality ,
- independence ,
- judiciousness ,
- keeping away from ,
- lenity ,
- maceration ,
- magnanimity ,
- mettle ,
- middle way ,
- mildness ,
- moderationism ,
- modesty ,
- monasticism ,
- mortification ,
- neutrality ,
- nonviolence ,
- obduracy ,
- pacifism ,
- perseverance ,
- persistence ,
- possession ,
- privation ,
- puritanism ,
- quitclaim ,
- refusal ,
- renouncement ,
- repose ,
- repudiation ,
- resoluteness ,
- resolve ,
- rigor ,
- rigour ,
- self-abasement ,
- self-abnegation ,
- self-command ,
- self-control ,
- self-discipline ,
- self-effacement ,
- self-forgetful ,
- self-forgetfulness ,
- self-government ,
- self-immolation ,
- self-mastery ,
- self-mortification ,
- self-neglect ,
- self-possession ,
- self-renunciation ,
- self-restraint ,
- self-sacrifice ,
- self-sacrificing ,
- selflessness ,
- serenity ,
- sophrosyne ,
- stability ,
- steadfastness ,
- steadiness ,
- strength ,
- swearing off ,
- teetotalism ,
- temperateness ,
- tranquillity ,
- unselfishness ,
- via media ,
- virtue ,
- voluntary poverty ,
- will ,
- yoga .
How to use "Self-denial" in context?
What is self-denial? According to Webster's Dictionary, "self-denial" is "a practice of abstaining from some desired pleasure or act for the sake of obtaining a desired goal." Ironically, this definition seems to be at odds with the idea of self-improvement. After all, if something is desired but is prevented from being obtained through self-denial, isn't that a form of self-defeat?
I believe that self-denial, when done in the right way, can be a powerful tool to help improve one's life.
Paraphrases for Self-denial:
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
self-sacrifice, selflessness.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Self-denial:
n.
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attribute
discipline.
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attribute
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