self-examinationn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻɡˌzamᵻˈneɪʃn/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˌzamᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see self- prefix and examination n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, examination n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + examination n. Compare slightly earlier self-examining n.

1. Examination of oneself with regard to one's conduct, motives, etc., esp. (in earlier use) as a religious duty; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > self-examination > [noun]

examination1557

examen1599

self-examining1621

self-examination1625

1625 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God 261 In all thy more solemne selfe-examinations before the Sabbath, Sacraments, vpon dayes of humiliation.

1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis Introd. 5 Resume thy long-neglected liberty Of selfe-examination.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1655 (1955) III. 159 Preached at St. Greg: one Darnel on. 4. Psal 4. concerning the benefit of selfe examination.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 317. ¶10 This kind of Self-Examination would give them a true State of themselves.

1783 S. Johnson Let. 21 Oct. (1994) IV. 229 You are now retired, and have nothing to impede self-examination or self-improvement.

1828 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 725 The act of self-examination..I have found most favorable to a devotional state.

a1866 J. Keble Lett. Spiritual Counsel & Guidance (1870) lxiii. 127 Let your self-examination..turn upon the government of your thoughts..towards your fellow-creatures.

1939 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 10 363/1 The value of self-examination and self-reconstruction is undisputed by all who have had any experience with the processes.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Aug. a8/1 The weeks since Mrs. Aquino's death..have been a period of self-examination..among many Filipinos, as they consider how little has really changed.

2. Examination of (a part of) one's own body, esp. for signs of illness or disease; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1830 N.Y. Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 342 It is said..that man revolts at physical self examination.

1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Autoscope, an instrument invented by Coccius for the self-examination of the eye.

1940 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 26 Feb. 6/3 I doubt if a self-examination would help very much. Judging from your symptoms you possibly have sciatica.

1986 S. Ruzek in J. Mitchell & A. Oakley What is Feminism? 196 Individual sessions are sometimes devoted to learning pelvic self-examination—to demystify that part of the body which many women have been taught not to look at or touch.

2003 S. Mendelsohn Woman's Breast Self-exam Jrnl. 7 Breast self-examination is a skill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-examination
释义	self-examinationn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˌzamᵻˈneɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˌzamᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see self- prefix and examination n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, examination n. Etymology: < self- prefix + examination n. Compare slightly earlier self-examining n. 1. Examination of oneself with regard to one's conduct, motives, etc., esp. (in earlier use) as a religious duty; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > self-examination > [noun] examination1557 examen1599 self-examining1621 self-examination1625 1625 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God 261 In all thy more solemne selfe-examinations before the Sabbath, Sacraments, vpon dayes of humiliation. 1647 C. Harvey Schola Cordis Introd. 5 Resume thy long-neglected liberty Of selfe-examination. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1655 (1955) III. 159 Preached at St. Greg: one Darnel on. 4. Psal 4. concerning the benefit of selfe examination. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 317. ¶10 This kind of Self-Examination would give them a true State of themselves. 1783 S. Johnson Let. 21 Oct. (1994) IV. 229 You are now retired, and have nothing to impede self-examination or self-improvement. 1828 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 725 The act of self-examination..I have found most favorable to a devotional state. a1866 J. Keble Lett. Spiritual Counsel & Guidance (1870) lxiii. 127 Let your self-examination..turn upon the government of your thoughts..towards your fellow-creatures. 1939 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 10 363/1 The value of self-examination and self-reconstruction is undisputed by all who have had any experience with the processes. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Aug. a8/1 The weeks since Mrs. Aquino's death..have been a period of self-examination..among many Filipinos, as they consider how little has really changed. 2. Examination of (a part of) one's own body, esp. for signs of illness or disease; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1830 N.Y. Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 342 It is said..that man revolts at physical self examination. 1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Autoscope, an instrument invented by Coccius for the self-examination of the eye. 1940 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 26 Feb. 6/3 I doubt if a self-examination would help very much. Judging from your symptoms you possibly have sciatica. 1986 S. Ruzek in J. Mitchell & A. Oakley What is Feminism? 196 Individual sessions are sometimes devoted to learning pelvic self-examination—to demystify that part of the body which many women have been taught not to look at or touch. 2003 S. Mendelsohn Woman's Breast Self-exam Jrnl. 7 Breast self-examination is a skill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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