Self-devoted
Self′–de‐vot″ed (?), a. Devoted in person, or by one's own will. Hawthorne.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Self-devotement
Self′–de‐vote″ment (?), n. Self-devotion.
Self-devotion
Self′–de‐vo″tion (?), n. The act of devoting one's self, or the state of being self-devoted; willingness to sacrifice one's own advantage or happiness for the sake of others; se...
Self-devouring
Self′–de‐vour″ing (?), a. Devouring one's self or itself. Danham.
Self-diffusive
Self′–dif‐fu″sive (?), a. Having power to diffuse itself; diffusing itself. Norris.
Self-discipline
Self′–dis″ci‐pline (?), n. Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.
Self-distrust
Self′–dis‐trust″ (?), n. Want of confidence in one' self; diffidence.
Self-educated
Self′–ed″u‐ca′ted (?), a. Educated by one's own efforts, without instruction, or without pecuniary assistance from others.
Self-elective
Self′–e‐lect″ive (?), a. Having the right of electing one's self, or, as a body, of electing its own members.
Self-enjoyment
Self′–en‐joy″ment, (?) n. Enjoyment of one's self; self-satisfaction.
Self-esteem
Self′–es‐teem″ (?), n. The holding a good opinion of one's self; self-complacency.
Self-estimation
Self′–es′ti‐ma″tion (?), n. The act of estimating one's self; self-esteem.
Self-evidence
Self′–ev″i‐dence (?), n. The quality or state of being self-evident. Locke.
Self-evident
Self′–ev″i‐dent (?), a. Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth. — Se...
Self-evolution
Self′–ev′o‐lu″tion (?), n. Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or power.
Self-exaltation
Self′–ex′al‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of exalting one's self, or the state of being so exalted.
Self-examinant
Self′–ex‐am″i‐nant (?), n. One who examines himself; one given to self-examination.The humiliated self-examinant feels that there is evil in our nature as well as good. Coleridge.
Self-examination
Self′–ex‐am′i‐na″tion (?), n. An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.
Self-excite
Self′–ex‐cite″, v. t.(Elec.) To energize or excite (the field magnets of a dynamo) by induction from the residual magnetism of its cores, leading all or a part of the current th...
Self-existence
Self′–ex‐ist″ence (?), n. Inherent existence; existence possessed by virtue of a being's own nature, and independent of any other being or cause; — an attribute peculiar to God....
Self-existent
Self′–ex‐ist″ent (?), a. Existing of or by himself, independent of any other being or cause; — as, God is the only self-existent being.
self-explaining
self′–ex‐plain″ing (?), a. Explaining itself; capable of being understood without explanation.
Self-exposure
Self′–ex‐po″sure (?), n. The act of exposing one's self; the state of being so exposed.
Self-fertilization
Self′–fer′ti‐li‐za″tion (?), n.(Bot.) The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.
Self-fertilized
Self′–fer″ti‐lized (?), a.(Bot.) Fertilized by pollen from the same flower.
Self-glorious
Self′–glo″ri‐ous (?), a. Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful. Dryden.
Self-government
Self′–gov″ern‐ment (?), n. 1. The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.2. Hence, government of a community, stat...