Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Freedom from selfishness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality or state of being selfless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
selfless .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- noun acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
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Examples
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The other meaning of self occurs in the term selflessness, where it refers to a falsely imagined, overconcretized status of existence called “inherent existence.”
How to See Yourself As You Really Are Dalai Lama 2006
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The other meaning of self occurs in the term selflessness, where it refers to a falsely imagined, overconcretized status of existence called “inherent existence.”
How to See Yourself As You Really Are Dalai Lama 2006
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Thanks to all involved for the true lesson in selflessness and service.
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Thanks to all involved for the true lesson in selflessness and service.
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Whether this selflessness is generous, self-defeating, or quite heroic, that mindset seems to shape part of the world these characters live in.
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At least there's something there beyond your self and your own wits to cling to, a certain selflessness amid the terrible egoism of a writer.
Realism in Fiction 2008
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In truth, persons exist but without inherent existence, and this is called the selflessness of persons; when it comes to other phenomena such as eyes, ears, body, mind, mountain, and the like, this is called the selflessness of phenomena.
Becoming Enlightened Dalai Lama 2009
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In truth, persons exist but without inherent existence, and this is called the selflessness of persons; when it comes to other phenomena such as eyes, ears, body, mind, mountain, and the like, this is called the selflessness of phenomena.
Becoming Enlightened Dalai Lama 2009
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In truth, persons exist but without inherent existence, and this is called the selflessness of persons; when it comes to other phenomena such as eyes, ears, body, mind, mountain, and the like, this is called the selflessness of phenomena.
Becoming Enlightened Dalai Lama 2009
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In truth, persons exist but without inherent existence, and this is called the selflessness of persons; when it comes to other phenomena such as eyes, ears, body, mind, mountain, and the like, this is called the selflessness of phenomena.
Becoming Enlightened Dalai Lama 2009
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