α. 1900s– self-naughting.
β. 1900s– self-noughting.
单词 | self-naughting |
释义 | self-naughtingn.α. 1900s– self-naughting. β. 1900s– self-noughting. Effacement or diminishment of the self, esp. as an aspect of religious mysticism.The term was first used by English religious writer Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941), and was probably derived from W. Hilton's Scale of Perfection (see quot. ?a1475 at noughting n.1). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] > self-effacement self-effacement1853 self-effacingness1906 self-naughting1911 1911 E. Underhill Mysticism ix. 477 The ‘self-naughting’ or ‘purification of the will’, which here takes place, is the struggle to resolve that disharmony. 1959 Month Dec. 331 This is the true self-noughting, to know oneself incapable of any good. 1976 H. A. Williams Tensions v. 89 Through this discovery of our true identity in God and the self-naughting which inevitably accompanies it, we become truly ourselves. 2006 J. Hick New Frontier Relig. & Sci. (2010) ii. 25 Even in fana, the full self-naughting which is the end of the mystical path, the conscious person still exists in this world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911 |
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