self-surrender

[ self-suh-ren-der, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf səˈrɛn dər, ˌsɛlf- /

the surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause.

Origin of self-surrender

First recorded in 1695–1705

The two experiences that keep us together are love and work, and the essence of both experiences is self-surrender.

Death by Texting |Lee Siegel |September 4, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
On account of his self-surrender, Dismas had been granted his wish for solitary confinement.

I.N.R.I. |Peter Rosegger
In the first ardour of her self-surrender she caught eagerly at any straw that she might cast on the flame of her passion.

Life and Gabriella |Ellen Glasgow
To some this self-surrender was limpid proof of innocence; to others it was the damning token of despairing guilt.

The Big Bow Mystery |I. Zangwill

What was worth all my talk about self-sacrifice and self-surrender, if, brought to the test, I failed?

Annie Besant |Annie Besant
We deem it needful to say thus much lest any of our readers should at all mistake us on the subject of self-surrender.

The Lord's Coming |C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh