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ˈselffulness Now rare.
[f. prec. + -ness.]
Selfcentredness, selfishness.
1654[J. Sparrow] tr. Behmen's Myst. Magn. xxix. §18 A Sprout..out of the first Principle, in which..the first Principle, did in an especiall manner prevaile and would Sever it selfe into a selfe-fulnesse [orig. ein eigenes]. 1658Owen Of Tempt. viii. 172 Selfe-fulnesse as to principles, and selfishness as to ends. 1660Gauden Brownrig 233 Savouring of self-fulness and conceit. 1887Bp. Moule Thoughts Spir. Life iii. 54 Nothing does the world's Microscope discover more keenly than selffulness in a Christian man. |