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Phrases with «to deny the self»
The phrase
"to deny the self"
means to reject or go against your own desires, needs, or wants for the sake of others or a higher purpose. It involves putting others before yourself and sacrificing your own happiness or goals.
Full definition
to deny
(parent phrase)
self
(parent phrase)
to deny the self
Related phrases
to die to self
to deny to any person within one's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
Sentences with «to deny the self»
As earlier observed, many
who deny the self
— and some who would defend it — take memory as its criterion.
(
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This does not mean that duty always is easy; it does
not deny the self
- sacrifice which right living involves.
(
religion-online.org
)
Because everything matters, we are
forever denied self
- satisfaction.
(
religion-online.org
)
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Definition of TO DENY THE SELF
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