self-deprivationn.
/ˌsɛlfdɛprᵻˈveɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ The fact, action, or policy of depriving oneself of something; an act or instance of this; esp. voluntary denial of one's own needs, interests, or desires. Also with of.In quot. 1696: an act or instance of disqualifying oneself from ecclesiastical office or authority (cf. deprivation n. 2).
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1645 J. Warner Gayne of Losse x. 16 O Lord, what I have is thine by right and dominion, thine by my forfeit and self-deprivation.
1696 S. Hill Deb. Justice & Piety Present Constit. ii. sig. Rv This is a Canonical form of exauctoration by the Church, not a formal Self-deprivation.
1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. xlv. 224 Lady Clementia made her rejection of the best of men her sole and deliberate act... That consideration, and her noble motive for it, enable her to behave gloriously under the self-deprivation.
1771 A. Bell Mem. Miss Williams II. ix. 166 A mere man hazards his immortality by a self-deprivation of Life.
1846 Times 1 May 5/3 The latter [sc. the State] injures itself by its self-deprivation of most valuable services.
1889 Inland Printer July 836/1 The sum taken from their small wages necessitated self-deprivation.
1939 Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Jan. 5/2 [Police in Tokyo] have decided to go without tobacco and sake one day each week... The money saved by this self-deprivation will be put into bank accounts.
1968 S. Yurick Bag i. 17 He lived on the Lower East Side.., lived among his clients as a man dedicated to the concept of self-deprivation should.
2015 Austral. Financial Rev. 13 Nov. 4 There is a fine line between healthy meals and self-deprivation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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