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单词 self-denier
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self-deniern.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈnʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈnaɪər/
Forms: see self- prefix and denier n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, denier n.1
Etymology: < self- prefix + denier n.1 Compare earlier self-denial n.
A person who denies himself or herself something; a practiser of self-denial.
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society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > self-denial > one who
self-denier1640
1640 T. Hooker Christians Two Chiefe Lessons 53 If thou puttest such sufficiency in life and parts, know thou art no selfe-denyer.
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 366 The greatest Arnautists, Selfe-denyers in shew.
1712 E. Nicholson Meth. Charity-schools 16 If I will not deny my self the utmost stretch of Vanity..that my Covetousness..can reach to..how have I been a Self-denier?
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxvi. 256 Sir Charles does not look to be so great a self-denier, as his sister seems to think him.
1855 M. F. Tupper Lyrics 115 While thus a self-denier, Stand the stalworth self-relier.
1875 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. (ed. 3) vii. 304 These saintly self-deniers, these resigned sufferers.
1925 Sat. Rev. 7 Feb. 129/1 The aforementioned Roll of Honour, on which the names of the self-deniers shall be emblazoned.
2010 Times 3 Sept. 28/1 We must all decide whether our hearts lie with the self-deniers or the self-indulgers, the prigs or the pigs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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