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• n  the trait of practicing self discipline
• n  the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
• n  renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• Of course there was much more to Gandhismphysical self-denial, self-reliance, a belief in the human capacity for selfless love, religious ecumenism, idealistic internationalism .
• It's as much a period of self-growth as of self-denial: Muhammad reportedly said, "He who does not abandon falsehood in word and action in accordance with fasting, God has no .
• Now think: doesn't a little self-denial sound soothing in this post-holiday letdown? If so, you may be ready for the Compact.

• self-discipline
• self-control
• abnegation
• self-abnegation
• denial
• self-renunciation

News & Articles

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• Summer break a 'win' for F1's hard workers
  Aug.5 (GMM) F1's 'summer break' is a rare slice of relief for the sport's hard-working men and women. "The level of dedication (in F1) is quite high," said former Toro Rosso technical director Giorgio Ascanelli, explaining that outside the top teams, wages are not particularly high. "Life in Formula One is a life of self-denial," he told Brazil's O Estado de ... Keep reading
  Aug. 5, 2013 - Motorsport.com

Quotes

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• Recep Tayyip Erdogan in AFP
  If we had not said 'no' it would have been self-denial...... It would have been a lack of self-respect,Erdogan said at a Turkey-Arab forum in Istanbul.
• Peter Mandelson in nebusiness.co.uk
  Lord Mandelson said: "I think Sir Fred Goodwin undoubtedly should give it, or the bulk of it, back." "I think in a sense he's in a state of self-denial about the state of public opinion. I don't think he quite understands how people feel...
• Guillaume Soro in Africasia
  You need courage, self-denial...... to further this vast and ambitious programme,Soro told the new appointees.