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self-reˈward
[self- 5 b.]
Reward derived from or inherent in itself. So self-reˈwarded, -reˈwarding ppl. adjs.
1742Young Nt. Th. vii. 236 Who virtue's *self-reward so loud resound, Would..virtue, while they compliment, betray.
1824Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. 229 Her sweet and loving temper was *self-rewarded.
1740Bp. Rundle in J. Duncombe Lett. (1773) II. 140 To perform to you all the *self-rewarding duties of good neighbourhood. 1868Bain Mental & Moral Sci. iii. v. 245 If benevolent actions, instead of being a tax, were self-rewarding. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. xv. 259 Gratitude is..a self-rewarding virtue. |