self-devisedadj.
/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈvʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈvaɪzd/ Devised or invented by oneself.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > by oneself
self-made?1574
self-wrought1586
self-created1606
self-devised1608
self-formed1642
self-making1660
self-generating1745
self-create1766
autogenous1826
self-fashioned1833
autogenic1852
autogeneal1864
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [adjective] > of one's own invention
of one's own study1529
out of a person's own head1548
self-devised1608
1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 85 The while this Priest-King sacrifiz'd To's clov'n-foot God in Bethel (self-devis'd).
1671 R. Baxter Difference between Power of Magistrates & Church-pastors i. 9 Self-devised Worship and Religion.
a1683 J. Owen Wks. (1851) VIII. 590 Unlawful vows, self-devised rules.
1706 J. Owen Hist. Consecration Altars, Temples & Churches x. 87 God has not promised to give the intended effect to Arbitrary and Self-devised Acts of Worship.
1813 Addr. to Clergy of all Relig. Denominations 37 Looking for the self-devised, and self-promised issue of prudential schemes, which you in your wisdom have constructed.
1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles viii. 197 To worship God not with self-devised services, but after the pattern that he has given them.
1919 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 9 252 The thoughts evolved are the mind's self-devised functions for realising its own single unity.
2010 TESOL Q. 44 615 For Paula, the key aspect of her self-devised teaching method was the promotion of active learning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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