self-givenadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈɡɪvn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɡɪvən/ Given by oneself; emanating or derived from oneself.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective] > originated by or originating in itself
self-given1616
self-originated1653
self-original1668
self-originate1673
self-originatinga1693
self-origineda1711
own-rooted1915
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > relating to self > derived from self
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1616 T. Adams Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse 23 Loe, the gashes and mouthes of their selfe-giuen wounds, speake their forwardnesse.
1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the First 11 Virtue's sure, Self-given, solar, ray of sound Delight.
1751 J. Brown Ess. Characteristics 123 A self-given and original beauty.
1865 H. James Story of Year in Atlantic Monthly Mar. 265/1 The self-given promises of that tearful night of parting were forgotten.
1934 T. S. Eliot Rock ii. 84 Those who prize the serpent's golden eyes, The worshippers, self-given sacrifice of the snake.
1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Mar. 247/3 Daubers descend, armed with paint-sprays..possessing only their self-given identities—Pie, Tweet and Pan from Trehafod.
2011 Univ. Toronto Law Jrnl. 61 806 Citizens..have the right to be governed by self-given laws.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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