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Definition of Self-examination
1. Noun. The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct.
Generic synonyms: Contemplation, Musing, Reflection, Reflexion, Rumination, Thoughtfulness
Specialized synonyms: Self-analysis, Soul-searching, Examen, Examination
Derivative terms: Introspect
Definition of Self-examination
1. Noun. An examination of oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Self-examination
1. The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., breast self-examination, testicular self-examination). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-examination
Literary usage of Self-examination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Self-knowledge by John Mason (1851)
"... before mentioned : to which end we would do well to attend diligently to the
rules laid down in the following chapters. CHAPTER I. self-examination ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1901)
"... Tom Tyers "—Blackmore's " Creation "—The Marriage Service—" The False Alarm "—
Percival Stockdale—self-examination—Visit to Lichfield—and ..."
3. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1918)
"'Self- examination is often a direct result of a new awakening to a sense of the
moral imperative such as we have already described as conversion ; but it ..."
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