Meanings
nounself-giving (uncountable)
- uncountableSurrender.
- uncountableSelf-sacrifice.
adjectiveself-giving (comparative more self-giving, superlative most self-giving)
comparative more self-giving · superlative most self-giving
- Performing or involving self-sacrifice.
What matters is that the persons involved "encourage and support growth in faith and self-giving love".
1978 February 4, Philip Smith, quoting Presbyterian General Assembly, “Presbyterian Church Study Group Supports Ordination”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 30, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewilling to deprive yourself
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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