Definition of self-command in English:
self-command
noun sɛlfkəˈmɑːndˈˌsɛlfkəˈmænd
The ability to control one's emotions; self-control.
Example sentencesExamples
- With respect to decision and action, the strategy of objective tolerance is appropriate in areas where I do not aspire to the highest degree of self-command.
- In my opinion self-command for Smith is much more complex than simple self-control.
- Invincible when events ran their way, they could not summon the self-command to rally when the sky began to rain.
- He sought pleasure, self-command, fame, knowledge, and even wisdom.
- These psychological terms seem to be neutral descriptors of inner states or behavioral capacities, but the self-command that they connote is tied directly to concepts of character strength.