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Definition of Self-command
1. Noun. The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
Generic synonyms: Firmness, Firmness Of Purpose, Resoluteness, Resolution, Resolve
Specialized synonyms: Nerves, Presence Of Mind
Definition of Self-command
1. Noun. The conscious control of one's own behaviour ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-command
Literary usage of Self-command
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Or, An Essay Towards an Analysis of the by Adam Smith (1817)
"OF self-command. THE man who acts according to the rules of perfect prudence, of
strict justice, and of proper benevolence, may be said to be perfectly ..."
2. The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (1853)
"OF self-command. ... The most perfect knowledge, if it is not supported by the
most perfect self-command, will not always enable him to do his duty. ..."
3. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities by Shearjashub Spooner (1853)
"WREN'S self-command. Wren possessed great self-command, as appears from the
following anecdote of him and his uncle, the Bishop of Ely, whom the Parliament ..."
4. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities by Shearjashub Spooner (1865)
"WEEN'S self-command. Wren possessed great self-command, as appears from the
following anecdote of him and his uncle, the Bishop of Ely, whom the Parliament ..."
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