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Definition of Self-imposed
1. Adjective. Voluntarily assumed or endured. "Self-imposed exile"
Definition of Self-imposed
1. Adjective. Voluntarily imposed upon oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-imposed
Literary usage of Self-imposed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works of Thomas Hill Green by Thomas Hill Green, Richard Lewis Nettleship (1890)
"(1) But must the law of conduct be also recognised as self-imposed, in order to
true goodness? To say so seems at first to contradict the ' conscience' of ..."
2. The Recognition Policy of the United States by Julius Goebel (1915)
"It is the realization of the fact that the basis of society is not one state,
but a collectivity of states, that has brought about a self-imposed ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1879)
"The positive results of Lis mission, which was said to have been self-imposed,
were not known at the time. An agreement, however, was signed at the British ..."
4. Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York by Abram Child Dayton (1896)
"... wine-cellar—The Knickerbocker dinner-hour—Colonel Nick Saltus— His
costume—Werckmeister the toy importer— Hollingsworth and his self-imposed duties. ..."
5. Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York by Abram Child Dayton (1897)
"... wine-cellar—The Knickerbocker dinner-hour—Colonel Nick Saltus— His
costume—Werckmeister the toy importer— Hollingsworth and his self-imposed duties. ..."
6. Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York by Abram Child Dayton (1897)
"... His costume—Werckmeister the toy importer— Hollingsworth and his self-imposed
duties. THE Battery was our " breathing spot," and its charms were chanted ..."
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