self-devotedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈvəʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈvoʊdəd/

Forms: see self- prefix and devoted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, devoted adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + devoted adj., after self-devotion n.

Now rare.

That has devoted oneself or one's life to a person or cause; characterized by self-devotion.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] > self-sacrificing

devotive1608

self-devoted1630

self-givinga1631

self-sacrificing1654

self-devoting1668

self-surrendering1668

self-devotional1837

self-sacrificial1842

sacrificial1890

1630 B. Goodall Tryall Trauell iii. sig. L3 When Lo. the sottish cinicke selfe deuoted..Sits in his tubb.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 405 A person self-devoted, upon whom and his associats, by executing justice, both our Rulers, and the whole Land, may..consecrate themselves unto the Lord.

1713 J. Addison Cato iv. 53 For him the self-devoted Decii dy'd.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ix. 455 Finding thee a self-devoted corpse?—not fallen indeed, by the profane hand of daring suicide, but equally self-murdered through wilful self-neglect.

1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 227 And forth I leapt upon the sandy plain; A self-devoted Chief.

1817 Lady Morgan France (1818) I. ii. 260 Self-devoted patriotism.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert iv, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 133 These bold and self-devoted men.

1926 Folk-lore 37 91 A self-devoted warrior or disciple who was beheaded in battle or before an altar of the goddess was consecrated to her by the manner of his death.

1947 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 61 618 The Bank of the United States was a self-devoted sacrifice, costly and spectacular but not otherwise unique.

Derivatives

self-deˈvotedness n. [compare earlier self-devoting n., self-devotion n.]

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > willingness to sacrifice oneself > self-sacrifice

self-sacrifice1535

self-devotion1612

self-sacrificing1621

self-devoting1668

self-giving1668

self-devotement1780

self-devotedness1793

1793 T. R. Bentley Let. to Rt. Hon. Charles James Fox 39 An extreme ardour and energy in the cause for which they are engaged, a self-devotedness in its favour.

1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 477/1 Heroic self-devotedness and true Christian martyrdom.

1930 Irish Monthly May 241 As an act of self-devotedness to a cause, it far surpasses the much-belauded exploit of Cortes in ordering his ships to be burnt after his landing at Vera Cruz.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-devoted
释义	self-devotedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈvəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈvoʊdəd/ Forms: see self- prefix and devoted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, devoted adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + devoted adj., after self-devotion n. Now rare. That has devoted oneself or one's life to a person or cause; characterized by self-devotion. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] > self-sacrificing devotive1608 self-devoted1630 self-givinga1631 self-sacrificing1654 self-devoting1668 self-surrendering1668 self-devotional1837 self-sacrificial1842 sacrificial1890 1630 B. Goodall Tryall Trauell iii. sig. L3 When Lo. the sottish cinicke selfe deuoted..Sits in his tubb. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 405 A person self-devoted, upon whom and his associats, by executing justice, both our Rulers, and the whole Land, may..consecrate themselves unto the Lord. 1713 J. Addison Cato iv. 53 For him the self-devoted Decii dy'd. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ix. 455 Finding thee a self-devoted corpse?—not fallen indeed, by the profane hand of daring suicide, but equally self-murdered through wilful self-neglect. 1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 227 And forth I leapt upon the sandy plain; A self-devoted Chief. 1817 Lady Morgan France (1818) I. ii. 260 Self-devoted patriotism. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert iv, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 133 These bold and self-devoted men. 1926 Folk-lore 37 91 A self-devoted warrior or disciple who was beheaded in battle or before an altar of the goddess was consecrated to her by the manner of his death. 1947 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 61 618 The Bank of the United States was a self-devoted sacrifice, costly and spectacular but not otherwise unique. Derivatives self-deˈvotedness n. [compare earlier self-devoting n., self-devotion n.] ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > willingness to sacrifice oneself > self-sacrifice self-sacrifice1535 self-devotion1612 self-sacrificing1621 self-devoting1668 self-giving1668 self-devotement1780 self-devotedness1793 1793 T. R. Bentley Let. to Rt. Hon. Charles James Fox 39 An extreme ardour and energy in the cause for which they are engaged, a self-devotedness in its favour. 1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 477/1 Heroic self-devotedness and true Christian martyrdom. 1930 Irish Monthly May 241 As an act of self-devotedness to a cause, it far surpasses the much-belauded exploit of Cortes in ordering his ships to be burnt after his landing at Vera Cruz. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1630
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