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- noun Plural form of
self-sacrifice .
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Examples
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Beneath the ashes of her rage, she discovered a tendency toward self-denial and a profound sadness for the self-sacrifices she had made in the process of developing a career.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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Beneath the ashes of her rage, she discovered a tendency toward self-denial and a profound sadness for the self-sacrifices she had made in the process of developing a career.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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It is because of her self-sacrifices back then that I love her to death today.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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It is because of her self-sacrifices back then that I love her to death today.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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Kirti has witnessed the vast majority of the 14 self-sacrifices, mostly of monks and nuns who resist restrictions on their religious practice and freedom of movement.
Tibetans set fire to themselves in China to demand return of Dalai Lama 2012
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It is because of her self-sacrifices back then that I love her to death today.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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Peering into our past, it appears plausible that in various ways religion has acted to compel people to make the necessary self-sacrifices for a society to succeed.
Clay Farris Naff: Is Religion Good for Us? Former Dawkins Acolyte Now Says Yes! 2010
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Peering into our past, it appears plausible that in various ways religion has acted to compel people to make the necessary self-sacrifices for a society to succeed.
Clay Farris Naff: Is Religion Good for Us? Former Dawkins Acolyte Now Says Yes! 2010
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Peering into our past, it appears plausible that in various ways religion has acted to compel people to make the necessary self-sacrifices for a society to succeed.
Clay Farris Naff: Is Religion Good for Us? Former Dawkins Acolyte Now Says Yes! 2010
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Peering into our past, it appears plausible that in various ways religion has acted to compel people to make the necessary self-sacrifices for a society to succeed.
Clay Farris Naff: Is Religion Good for Us? Former Dawkins Acolyte Now Says Yes! Clay Farris Naff 2010
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