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self-devotion

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self-de·vo·tion (slfd-vshn)
n.
Devotion or dedication of oneself, especially to a service or an ideal.

self-de·voted·ly (-vtd-l) adv.
self-de·voted·ness n.


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He was soon separated from his men, and fell covered with wounds, but his self-devotion was not in vain.
The womanly power of self-devotion was strong in the child, and she remained faithfully at her post when all the rest dropped away.
Sowerberry to Oliver, had consisted of a profuse bestowal upon him of all the dirty odds and ends which nobody else would eat; so there was a great deal of meekness and self-devotion in her voluntarily remaining under Mr.
 
 
 
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