self-denial (n.)
- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstention
- abstinence
- altruism
- aplomb
- asceticism
- austerity
- calm
- calmness
- commitment
- composure
- consecration
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- cool
- dedication
- denial
- devotion
- discipline
- disinterest
- disinterestedness
- dispassion
- eremitism
- evenness
- fasting
- flagellation
- forbearance
- frugality
- gentleness
- hardship
- humility
- impartiality
- independence
- judiciousness
- lenity
- maceration
- magnanimity
- mildness
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderationism
- modesty
- monasticism
- mortification
- neutrality
- nonviolence
- pacifism
- possession
- privation
- prudence
- puritanism
- refusal
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repose
- restraint
- rigor
- sacrifice
- self-abasement
- self-abnegation
- self-command
- self-control
- self-discipline
- self-effacement
- self-government
- self-mortification
- self-possession
- self-restraint
- self-sacrifice
- selflessness
- serenity
- soberness
- sobriety
- stability
- steadiness
- suffering
- temperance
- temperateness
- tranquillity
- unselfishness