SELF-DEVOTION


Meaning of SELF-DEVOTION in English

— self-devoted , adj. — self-devotedly , adv. — self-devotedness , n.

/self"di voh"sheuhn, self'-/ , n.

1. intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.

2. devotion of oneself to the care or service of another or others; self-sacrifice: Her self-devotion to her sick mother prevented her from finishing college.

[ 1805-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .