self-denying 
A devout, IlllmliU', sm-nblH.iTiiij,', w/f-tleiit/ing frame of 
spirit. South, sinuous. 
Self-denying Ordinance. See ordinance. 
self-denyingly (self-dS-ni'ingJi), <''. In 
self-denying manner. 
To the Oxford Press and the labours xelf-denirinijlii and 
generously tendered of hard-worked tutors we owe the 
translation of Raiike's History of England. 
Stubbx, .Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 6". 
self-dependence (splf-do-peii'<U;ns), . Re- 
liance on one's self, witn a feeling of indepen- 
dence of others. 
Such self-knowledge leads to self-dependence, and self- 
dependence to equanimity. 
Edinburgh Rev., CLXVIII. 352. 
self-dependent (self-de-pen'dent), a. Depend- 
ing on one's self ; characterized by self-depen- 
dence. 
While &e{f-dependent pow'r can time defy, 
As rocks resist the billows and the sky. 
Goldsmith, Des. Vil. 
self-depending (self-de-pen'ding), a. Same as 
self-dependent. 
self-depreciation (self-de-pre-shi-a'shon), n. 
Depreciation of one's self. 
self-depreciatiye (self-de-pre'shi-a-tiv), a. 
Marked by self-depreciation. 
self-despair (self-des-par'), it. Despair of one's 
self ; a despairing view of one's character, pros- 
pects, etc. 
The history of evangelical theology, with its conviction 
of sin, its self-despair, and its abandonment of salvation 
by works. W. James, Prin. of Psychology, I. 311. 
self-destruction (self-de-struk'shon), n. The 
destruction of one's self, or of itself. 
self-destructive (self-de-struk'tiv), a. Tend- 
ing to the destruction of one's self, or of it- 
self. 
self-determination (self-<le-ter-mi-na'shon), n. 
Determination by one's self or itself; deter- 
mination by one's own will or powers, without 
extraneous impulse or influence. 
Each intermediate idea agreeing on each side with those 
two, it is immediately placed between ; the ideas of men 
and self-determination appear to be connected. 
Locke, Human Understanding, IV. xvii. 4. 
self-determined (self-de-ter'mind), n. Par- 
ticularized or determined by its own act alone : 
thus, the will, according to the sectaries of 
free-will, is self-determined. 
self-determining (self-de-ter'mi-ning), n. Ca- 
pable of self-determination. 
Every animal is conscious of some individual, self-mov- 
ing, self -determining principle. Martinus Scriblerus, i. 12. 
self-development (self-de-vel'up-ment), n. 
Spontaneous development.' 
If the alleged cases of self-development be examined, it 
will be found, I believe, that the new truth affirms in 
every case a relation between the original subject of con- 
ception and some new subject conceived later on. 
W. James, Prin. of Psychology, I. 405. 
self-devoted (self-de-vo'ted), a. Devoted by 
one's self ; also, characterized by self-devotion. 
self-devotement (self-de-vot'ment), n. Same 
as self-devotion. 
self-devotion (self-de-vo'shon), n. The act of 
devoting one's self;' willingness to sacrifice 
one's own interests or happiness for the sake 
of others ; self-sacrifice. 
self-devouring (self-de-vour'iug), a. Devour- 
ing one's self or itself. Sir J. Denham, The 
Sophy. 
self-disparagement (self-dis-par'aj-ment), . 
Disparagement of one's self. 
Inward self-disparagement affords 
To meditative spleen a grateful feast. 
Wordsworth, Excursion, iv. 478, 
self-dispraise (self-dis-praz'), n. Dispraise, 
censure, or disapprobation of one's self. 
There is a luxury in self-dispraise. 
Wordtncorth, Excursion, iv. 477. 
self-distrust (self-dis-trusf), u. Distrust of, or 
want of confidence in, one's self or one's own 
powers. 
It is my shyness, or my self-distrust. 
Tennyson, Edwin Morris. 
self-educated (self-ed'u-ka-ted), a. Educated 
by one's own efforts alone, without regular 
training under a preceptor. 
self-elective (self-e-lek'tiv), a. Having the 
right to elect one's self, or (as a body) of elect- 
ing its own members; of or pertaining to this 
right. 
An oligarchy on the self -elective principle was thus es- 
tablished. Brougham. 
self-endt (self-end'), . An end or good for 
one's self alone. 
5477 
The sick man may be advertised that in the actions of 
repentance he separate low, temporal, sensual, and self- 
end' from his thoughts. Jer. Taylor, Holy Dying, iv. 6. 
But all Self-ends and Int'rest set apart. 
Conyreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. 
self-endeared (self-en-derd'), n. Enamored of 
one's self; self-loving. [Bare.] 
She cannot love, 
Nor take no shape nor project of affection, 
She is so self-endeared. 
Shak., Much Ado, iii. 1. 66. 
self-enjoyment (self-en-joi'ment), n. Internal 
satisfaction or pleasure. 
self-esteem (self-es-tem'), . Esteem or good 
opinion of one's self ; especially, an estimate 
of one's self that is too high. 
Oft-times nothing profits more 
Than self-esteem. Milton, P. L., viii. 572. 
self-estimation (self-es-ti-ma'shon), n. Self- 
esteem. 
self-evidence (self-ev'i-dens), . The quality 
of being self-evident. 
Any . . . man knows, that the whole is equal to all its 
parts, or any other maxim, and all from the same reason 
of self-evidence. Locke, Human Understanding, IV. vii. 10. 
self-evident (self-ev'i-dent), a. Evident in it- 
self without proof or "reasoning; producing 
clear conviction upon a bare presentation to 
the mind. 
Where . . . agreement or disagreement [of ideas] is 
perceived immediately by itself, without the intervention 
or help of any other, there our knowledge is self-evident. 
Locke, Human Understanding, IV. vii. 2. 
self-evidently (self-ev'i-dent-li), adv. By 
means of self -evidence : without extraneous 
proof or reasoning. 
self-evolutipn (self-ev-o-lu'shon), n. Devel- 
opment by inherent power or quality, 
elf-exaltation (self-eks-al-ta'shon), n. The 
se. 
exaltation of one's self. 
self-examinant (self-eg-zam'i-nant), . One 
who examines himself. 
The humiliated self-examinant feels that there is evil in 
our nature as well as good. Coleridge. 
self-examination (selt'-eg-zam-i-na'shpn), 11. 
An examination or scrutiny into one's own 
state, conduct, or motives, particularly in re- 
gard to religious affections and duties. 
Preach'd at St. Gregories one Darnel on 4 Psalms, v. 4. 
concerning y benefit of selfe examination. 
Evelyn, Diary, Sept. 16, 1655. 
self-example (self-eg-zam'pl), it. One's own 
example or precedent. [Rare.] 
If thou dost seek to have what thou dost hide, 
By self -example mayst thou be denied ! 
Shak., Sonnets, cxlii. 
self-executing (self-ek'se-ku-ting), a. Needing 
no legislation to enforce it : as, a self-executinij 
treaty. 
A constitutional provision may be said to be self -execut- 
ing if it supplies a sufficient rule by means of which the 
right given may be enjoyed and protected, or the duty im- 
posed may be enforced. 
T. M. Cooley, Constitutional Limitations, iv. 
self-existence (self-eg-zis'tens), . The prop- 
erty or fact of being self-existent. 
self-existent (self-eg-zis'tent), a. Existing by 
one's or its own virtue alone, independently 
of any other cause. 
self-explanatory (self-eks-plan'a-to-ri ), . Ex- 
plaining itself ; needing no explanation ; bear- 
ing its meaning on its own face; obvious. 
self-explication (self-eks-pli-ka'shon), n. The 
act or power of explaining one's self or itself. 
A thing perplex'd 
Beyond self -explication. 
Shak., Cymbeline, iii. 4. 8. 
self-faced (self -fast' ), a. Undressed or unhewn : 
noting a stone having its natural face or sur- 
face. 
self-fed (self-fed'), . Fed by one's self oritself 
alone. 
It [evil] shall be in eternal restless change 
Self-fed and self-consumed. Hilton, Comus, 1. 597. 
self-feeder (self-fe'der), n. One who or that 
which feeds himself or itself, and does not re- 
quire to be fed ; specifically, a self-feeding ap- 
paratus or machine: as, in ore-dressing, an ar- 
rangement for feeding ore to the stamps auto- 
matically, or without the employment of hand- 
labor; or a stove having a reservoir for coal 
which is fed gradually to the fire. 
self-feeding (self-fe'd'ing), a. Capable of feed- 
ing one's self or itself ; keeping up automati- 
cally a supply of anything of which there is a 
constant consumption, waste, use, or applica- 
tion for some pxirpose : as, a self-feeding boiler, 
furnace, printing-press, etc. 
self-importance 
self-fertility (self-fer-til'i-ti), ii. In hot., abil- 
ity to fertilize itself, possessed by many her- 
maphrodite flowers. 
1 be: degree of self-fertility of a plant depends on two 
elements, namely, on the stigma receiving its own pollen 
and on its more or less efficient action when placed there. 
Darwin, Different Forms of Flowers, p. 48. 
Self-fertilization (sclf-fer"ti-li-za'shou), . In 
bt., the fertilization of a flower by pollen from 
the same flower. Compare cross-fertilization. 
Self-fertilisation always implies that the flowers in 
question were impregnated with their own pollen. 
Darwin, Cross and Self Fertilisation, p. 10. 
self-fertilized (self-fer'ti-lizd), . In bot., fer- 
tilized by its own pollen. 
self-flattering (self-flat'er-ing), a. Too favor- 
able to one's self ; involving too high an idea 
of one's own virtue or power. 
Self-flattering delusions. WatU. 
self-flattery (self-flat'or-i), n. Indulgence in 
reflections too favorable to one's self. 
self-focusing (self-fo'kus-ing), a. Brought into 
focus, as an eyepiece, by simply being pushed 
in as far as it will go. 
self-forgetful (self-fdr-get'ful), . So much de- 
voted to others as to subordinate one's own 
interests or comfort to theirs. 
self-forgetfully (self-fr-get'ful-i),ad. With 
self-forgetfulness. 
self-forgetfulness (self -fpr-get'f ul-nes), n. The 
state or character of being self -forgetful. 
self-gathered (self-gaTH'erd), a. Gathered, 
wrapped up, or concentrated in one's self or 
itself. 
There in her place she did rejoice, 
Self-gather'd in her prophet-mind. 
Tennyson, Of Old sat Freedom. 
self-glazed (self-glazd'), a. Covered with glaze 
of a single tint: noting Oriental porcelain. 
Compare self-colored. 
self-glorious (self-glo'ri-us), a. Springing from 
vainglory or vanity ; vain; boastful. [Rare.] 
Then you may talk, and be believ'd, and grow worse, 
And have your too self-glorious temper rock'd 
Into a dead sleep. 
Jieau. and FL, King and No King, iv. 2. 
self-governed (self-guv'ernd), a. Governed by 
one's self or itself: as, a self-governed state. 
self-governing (self-guv'er-ning), a. That 
governs itself : as, a self-governing colony. 
self-government (self-guv'ern-ment), n. 1. 
The government of one's self; self-control. 
2. The government of a nation, province, dis- 
trict, or town by itself, either in all points or 
in certain particulars (as local affairs). 
It is to self-government, the great principle of popular 
representation and administration the system that lets 
in all to participate in the counsels that are to assign the 
good or evil to all that wo may owe what we are and 
what we hope to be. D. Webster. 
self-gratulation (self-grat-u-la'shon), n. Re- 
flection upon one's own good fortune or success 
as such. 
self-harming (self-har'ming), a. Injuring or 
hurting one's self or itself. 
self-heal (self 'hel), n. A name of two or three 
plants, reputed panaceas, so called as enabling 
one to do without a phy- 
sician. The plant most com- 
monly bearing the name is Bru- 
nella (Prunella) culgarif (see 
Prunella^, 2). The sanicle,5a>- 
cula Europtea, and the burnet- 
. 
have also been so named. 
self-healing (self-he'- 
ling), a. Having the pow- 
er or property of becom- 
ing healed without exter- 
nal application. 
self-help (self-help'), H. 
Working for one's self 
without assistance from 
others. 
selfhood (self'hud), n. [< 
xi'lf + -hood.'] The mode 
of being of an individual 
person; independent ex- seif.heai<.s>-.K//<>(/v>/. 
fstence; personality. Tk /.>..*.*>. 
,-.- . il-/-. i The upper part of the stem 
Self-ldollZed (self-l dol- with flowers, a. the calyx ; , 
irA\ // T?^(TrHpH wi'tll the corolla; c, a leaf; rf, a 
izd), . Kegaraea witn bract from the inflorescen<:e . 
extreme complacency by 
one's self. Coicper, Expostulation, 1. 94. 
self-imparting (self-im-par'ting), . Impart- 
ing by its own powers and will. Nwris. 
self-importance (self-im-por'tans), n. The 
feeling or the manner of one who too much 
obtrudes his sense of his own importance ; ego- 
tism; pomposity. 
