self-lifen.

Brit.

/ˈsɛlfˌlʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˈsɛlfˌlaɪf/

Forms: see self- prefix and life n.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + life n.

†1. Divine essence or power having intrinsic existence, independent of any cause. Cf. self-existence n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > independent or self-existence

perseity1588

self-existency1602

absoluteness1605

self-lifea1631

separateness1635

self-existence1643

a-seity1691

self-containment1841

self-being1853

proseity1899

in-itselfness1906

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 170 Who sees Gods face, that is selfe life, must dye.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. John vi. 57 The Father is Essential Self-life, and I live by Communication from him.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 41 in Wks. (1721) II. A Co-eternal Force, Co-boundless with its Source, Could in no Moment idle rest, But in pure Act Self-life express'd.

2. Life which focuses on the self, rather than being devoted entirely to God; selfish or self-centred living. Also as a count noun: a life lived in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness > life

self-life1654

1654 R. Towne Monomachia 17 in Re-assertion of Grace It is by his spirit and power any imitate him.., and so do keep the Law, as he did, freely in love; not for self-life or self-ends.

1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 107/2 Our dear Lord Jesus Christ, Who us hath by his Death releas'd From our own Self-Life's Misery.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 324 Let then mere self-life cease.

1893 New-Church Messenger 19 Apr. 242 In this self-laudation we are indulging ourselves in the vanities of self-life.

1920 Gospel Trumpet 19 Aug. 7/2 A morbid self-life to the utter exclusion of the social and spiritual tendencies in man's nature can yield nothing but misery.

1975 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 22 Oct. 20/1 God sends a variety of things into our lives to undermine our self-life in order to get us to truly abide in Him.

2002 J. Hull & T. Elmore Pivotal Praying xi. 141 The [inward] wrestling will eventually break us of our self-life: self-sufficiency, self-promotion and self-righteousness.

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

单词	self-life
释义	self-lifen. Brit. /ˈsɛlfˌlʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈsɛlfˌlaɪf/ Forms: see self- prefix and life n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, life n. Etymology: < self- prefix + life n. †1. Divine essence or power having intrinsic existence, independent of any cause. Cf. self-existence n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > independent or self-existence perseity1588 self-existency1602 absoluteness1605 self-lifea1631 separateness1635 self-existence1643 a-seity1691 self-containment1841 self-being1853 proseity1899 in-itselfness1906 a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 170 Who sees Gods face, that is selfe life, must dye. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. John vi. 57 The Father is Essential Self-life, and I live by Communication from him. a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 41 in Wks. (1721) II. A Co-eternal Force, Co-boundless with its Source, Could in no Moment idle rest, But in pure Act Self-life express'd. 2. Life which focuses on the self, rather than being devoted entirely to God; selfish or self-centred living. Also as a count noun: a life lived in this way. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness > life self-life1654 1654 R. Towne Monomachia 17 in Re-assertion of Grace It is by his spirit and power any imitate him.., and so do keep the Law, as he did, freely in love; not for self-life or self-ends. 1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 107/2 Our dear Lord Jesus Christ, Who us hath by his Death releas'd From our own Self-Life's Misery. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 324 Let then mere self-life cease. 1893 New-Church Messenger 19 Apr. 242 In this self-laudation we are indulging ourselves in the vanities of self-life. 1920 Gospel Trumpet 19 Aug. 7/2 A morbid self-life to the utter exclusion of the social and spiritual tendencies in man's nature can yield nothing but misery. 1975 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 22 Oct. 20/1 God sends a variety of things into our lives to undermine our self-life in order to get us to truly abide in Him. 2002 J. Hull & T. Elmore Pivotal Praying xi. 141 The [inward] wrestling will eventually break us of our self-life: self-sufficiency, self-promotion and self-righteousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1631
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