self-denial
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Noun
the trait of practicing self discipline
Noun
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
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renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
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abstention
abstinence
ascesis
asceticism
austerity
continence
continency
mortification
nonindulgence