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单词 self-reformation
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self-reformation
self-reformation n.
Brit. /ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈmeɪʃn/
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U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
the action or process of voluntarily changing one's conduct or way of life for the better.
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1613 Golden Meane 49 A remedy against self-unworthinesse; must be found out in a selfe-reformation; which being sincerely performed, the follyes of the past times belong not to the reformed.
1783 Whitehall Evening-post 14–16 Oct. Self-Reformation is as odious a task to corrupt assemblies of men, as it is to profligate individuals.
1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter 271 In self-reformation the vicious become wretched by their abstentions.
1940 Crisis June 173/2 Such self-reformation has been done by the French colonial administration better than any other colonizing power.
2016 Post (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 13 Jan. (E1 ed.) 2 Self-reformation and morality are vital components for a healthy society.
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