'Self-denying' definitions:

Definition of 'self-denying'

From: WordNet
adjective
Willing to deprive yourself [syn: self-denying, self- giving, self-sacrificing]
adjective
Used especially of behavior [syn: renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying]

Definition of 'Self-denying'

From: GCIDE
  • Self-denying \Self`-de*ny"ing\, a. Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing. -- {Self`-de*ny"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]