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单词 self-loss
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self-lossn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈlɒs/, /ˌsɛlfˈlɔːs/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈlɔs/, /ˌsɛlfˈlɑs/
Forms: see self- prefix and loss n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, loss n.1
Etymology: < self- prefix + loss n.1 Compare earlier self-lost adj.
Loss of oneself, esp. (in religious or philosophical contexts) the surrender of the self for the sake of a particular cause or belief. Formerly also: †self-destruction (obsolete rare).
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the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun] > loss of self
self-loss1596
society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > lack of thought for self
self-forgetfulness1635
self-deadness1647
unconsciousness1738
unselfconsciousness1838
self-lossa1857
1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. xlvi. 217 His selfe-loue wrought his selfe-losse, & his beauty prou'd his baine.
1656 R. Drake Bar against Free Admission to Lords Supper Fixed ii. iv. 404 Sensibly evangelical preparation (of which self-loss, and self-unworthiness in a Gospel sense, is a chief part).
1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 519 He wins his flight without self-loss through realms of chaos.
a1857 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. 119 That transformation and utter self-loss in which we love ourselves only for the sake of God.
1933 Times of India 3 Mar. 3/5 Plunging headlong into the ocean of self-loss, why should the devotee keep on his body even such a vestige of worldly possessions as a covering for the body?
2001 C. Kelly Russ. Lit. viii. 141 Kenosis (‘emptying out’, a term denominating the striving to commune with others, to the point of self-loss).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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