self-fullnessn.
/ˌsɛl(f)ˈfʊlnəs/, U.S. /ˌsɛl(f)ˈfʊlnəs/ Now rare.
The state or condition of not needing or relying on external support or aid; self-sufficiency.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > self-sufficiency
self-sufficiency1598
self-sufficience1623
sufficiency1635
self-fullness1668
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-sufficiency
sufficiencec1384
suffisancea1450
self-sufficiency1598
autarky1617
self-dependencea1620
self-sufficience1623
self-subsistencea1631
self-support1632
self-fullness1668
self-reliance1668
self-dependency1749
self-sustainment1779
self-sustenance1786
self-sufficingness1811
substantiveness1821
self-sustentationa1832
self-containment1841
self-sufficientness1846
self-containing1850
self-supportedness1862
rugged individualism1898
1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous viii. 122 The divine all-sufficiency, and self-fulness duly apprehended by the blessed soul.
1672 J. Owen Disc. Evangelical Love 25 His [sc. God's]..Communicative Love, from his own infinite self-fulness.
1861 N. Head Daily Walk with Wise Men 671 It shall, now, be stable, consistent glory; that carries a self-fullness with it.
1906 Church Life July 8/1 Selfishness is pernicious, but self-fullness is greatly to be desired.
1975 H. Schucman Course in Miracles I. vii. 123 You do not know your joy because you do not know your own Self-fullness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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