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self-giving noun[ U ] (alsoselfgiving)uk /ˌselfˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ religion specialized the act of willingly giving your time, energy, support, and love to help other people: When he spoke of generous self-giving on behalf of the poor and powerless, his words resonated with many. People often perform acts of true self-giving in the face of suffering. For Florence Nightingale, self-giving and service were the key to spiritual growth. The composition is a circle, symbol of unity, showing three angels looking at each other in mutual love and self-giving. Religion can be a divisive force, but at its best it inspires acts of astonishing self-giving. Her life was one of unconditional love and generous self-giving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Generous & charitable altruistic altruistically anti-materialism anti-materialist beneficence eleemosynary generosity generous generously giver largesse munificence munificent munificently open-handed super-sweet unsparing unsparingly unstinted unstinting |