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[ self-mas-tuh-ree, -mah-stuh-, self- ] / ˌsɛlfˈmæs tə ri, -ˈmɑ stə-, ˈsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-mastery ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of self-masteryFirst recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby self-masteryself-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate, self-medication, self-mortification, self-motivated, self-motivation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-masteryHe was supposed to exhibit sophrosyne, or self-mastery, and overindulging in food, drink or sex was a sign that a man was weak. Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat|Candida Moss|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yet this extreme display of self-mastery, assuming that is what it was, did not rule out other forms of self-indulgence. Who Was the Real Cato?|David Frum|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST In a single instant he had wrenched back complete self-control—an indication of self-mastery such as I had rarely seen surpassed. Kastle Krags|Absalom Martin "But I've said enough," he began again, making a tremendous effort to regain his self-mastery. The Inner Shrine|Basil King
I have never lost my consciousness of self or my self-mastery. The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr. To his great self-discipline and self-mastery he owed his success. An Iron Will|Orison Swett Marden Undoubtedly the lesson which men in prison need to learn almost above any other is that of self-mastery. After Prison - What?|Maud Ballington Booth
Words related to self-masterycontrol, development, restraint, practice, self-restraint, will, regulation, preparation, self-control, education, method, limitation, strictness, indoctrination, willpower, cultivation, curb, drill, conduct, orderliness |