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2. (Ethics) Believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self.

Hobbes and the selfish school of philosophers. Fleming.

Selfishly <Xpage=1306>

Self"ish*ly , adv. In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.

Selfishness <Xpage=1306>

Self"ish*ness , n. The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others.

Selfishness ,- a vice utterly at variance with the happiness of him who harbors it, and, as such, condemned by self-love. Sir J. Mackintosh.

Syn. -- See Self-love .

Selfism <Xpage=1306>

Self"ism (?) , n. Concentration of one's interests on one's self; self-love; selfishness.

Emerson.

Selfist <Xpage=1306>

Self"ist , n. A selfish person. [R.]

I. Taylor.

Self-justifier <Xpage=1306>

Self`-jus"ti*fi`er (?) , n. One who excuses or justifies himself.

J. M. Mason.

Self-kindled <Xpage=1306>

Self`-kin"dled (?) , a. Kindled of itself, or without extraneous aid or power.

Dryden.

Self-knowing <Xpage=1306>

Self`-know"ing (?) , a. 1. Knowing one's self, or one's own character, powers, and limitations.

2. Knowing of itself, without help from another.

Self-knowledge <Xpage=1306>

Self`-knowl"edge (?) , n. Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc.

Selfless <Xpage=1306>

Self"less , a. Having no regard to self; unselfish.

Lo now, what hearts have men! they never mount As high as woman in her selfless mood. Tennyson.

Selflessness <Xpage=1306>

Self"less*ness , n. Quality or state of being selfless.

Self-life <Xpage=1306>

Self"-life` (?) , n. Life for one's self; living solely or chiefly for one's own pleasure or good.

Self-love <Xpage=1306>

Self`-love` (?) , n. The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage.

Shak.

Self-love , the spring of motion, acts the soul. Pope.

Syn. -- Selfishness. -- Self-love , Selfishness . The term self-love is used in a twofold sense: 1. It denotes that longing for good or for well-being which actuates the breasts of all, entering into and characterizing every special desire. In this sense it has no moral quality, being, from the nature of the case, neither good nor evil. 2. It is applied to a voluntary regard for the gratification of special desires. In this sense it is morally good or bad according as these desires are conformed to duty or opposed to it. Selfishness is always voluntary and always wrong, being that regard to our own interests, gratification, etc., which is sought or indulged at the expense, and to the injury, of others. "So long as self-love does not degenerate into selfishness , it is quite compatible with true benevolence." Fleming . "Not only is the phrase self-love used as synonymous with the desire of happiness, but it is often confounded with the word selfishness , which certainly, in strict propriety, denotes a very different disposition of mind." Slewart .

Self-luminous <Xpage=1306>

Self`-lu"mi*nous (?) , a. Possessing in itself the property of emitting light.

Sir D. Brewster.

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Self-made <Xpage=1307>

Self"-made` (?) , a. Made by one's self.

Self-made man , a man who has risen from poverty or obscurity by means of his own talentss or energies.

Self-mettle <Xpage=1307>

Self"-met`tle (?) , n Inborn mettle or courage; one's own temper. [Obs.]

Shak.

Self-motion <Xpage=1307>

Self`-mo"tion (?) , n. Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneus or voluntary motion.

Matter is not induced with self-motion . Cheyne.

Self-moved <Xpage=1307>

Self`-moved" (?) , a. Moved by inherent power., without the aid of external impulse.

Self-moving <Xpage=1307>

Self`-mov"ing (?) , a. Moving by inherent power, without the aid of external impulse.

Self-murder <Xpage=1307>

Self`-mur"der (?) , a. Suicide.

Self-murderer <Xpage=1307>

Self`-mur"der*er (?) , n. A suicide.

Self-neglecting <Xpage=1307>

Self`-neg*lect"ing (?) , n. A neglecting of one's self, or of one's own interests.

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin As self-neglecting . Shak.

Selfness <Xpage=1307>

Self"ness , n. Selfishness. [Obs.]

Sir. P. Sidney.

Self-one <Xpage=1307>

Self`-one" (?) , a. Secret. [Obs.]

Marston.

Self-opinion <Xpage=1307>

Self`-o*pin"ion (?) , n. Opinion, especially high opinion, of one's self; an overweening estimate of one's self or of one's own opinion.

Collier.

Self-opinioned <Xpage=1307>

Self`-o*pin"ioned (?) , a. Having a high opinion of one's self; opinionated; conceited.

South.

Self-opininating <Xpage=1307>

Self`-o*pin"i*na`ting (?) , a. Beginning wwith, or springing from, one's self.

Self-partiality <Xpage=1307>

Self`-par`ti*al"i*ty (?) , n. That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own worth when compared with others.

Kames.

Self-perplexed <Xpage=1307>

Self`-per*plexed" (?) , a. Perplexed by doubts originating in one's own mind.

Self-posited <Xpage=1307>

Self`-pos"it*ed (?) , a. Disposed or arranged by an action originating in one's self or in itself.

These molecular blocks of salt are self-posited . Tyndall.

Self-positing <Xpage=1307>

Self`-pos"it*ing , a. The act of disposing or arranging one's self or itself.

The self-positing of the molecules. R. Watts.

Self-possessed <Xpage=1307>

Self"-pos*sessed" (?) , a. Composed or tranquill in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.

Self-possession <Xpage=1307>

Self`-pos*ses"sion (?) , n. The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

Self-praise <Xpage=1307>

Self"-praise` (?) , n. Praise of one's self.

Self-preservation <Xpage=1307>

Self`-pres`er*va"tion (?) , n. The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.

Self-propagating <Xpage=1307>

Self`-prop"a*ga`ting (?) , a. Propagating by one's self or by itself.

Self-registering <Xpage=1307>

Self`-reg"is*ter*ing (?) , a. Registering itself; -- said of any instrument so contrived as to record its own indications of phenomena, whether continuously or at stated times, as at the maxima and minima of variations; as, a self-registering anemometer or barometer .

Self-regulated <Xpage=1307>

Self`-reg"u*la`ted (?) , a. Regulated by one's self or by itself.

Self-regulative <Xpage=1307>

Self`-reg"u*la*tive (?) , a. Tending or serving to regulate one's self or itself.

Whewell.

Self-reliance <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*li"ance (?) , n. Reliance on one's own powers or judgment; self-trust.

Self-reliant <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*li"ant (?) , a. Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

Self-renunciation <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*nun`ci*a"tion (?) , n. The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes, claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.

Self-repellency <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*pel"len*cy (?) , n. The quality or state of being self-repelling.

Self-repelling <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*pel"ling , (<?/) a. Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel each other; as, gases are self-repelling . <-- gases aren't self-repelling! Like charges are. -->

Self-repetition <Xpage=1307>

Self`-rep`e*ti"tion (?) , n. Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or doing what one has already said or done.

Self-reproach <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*proach" (?) , n. The act of reproaching one's self; censure by one's own conscience.

Self-reproached <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*proached" (?) , a. Reproached by one's own conscience or judgment.

Self-reproaching <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*proach"ing (?) , a. Reproaching one's self. -- Self`-re*proach"ing*ly , adv.

Self-reproof <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*proof" (?) , n. The act of reproving one's self; censure of one's conduct by one's own judgment.

Self-reproved <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*proved" (?) , a. Reproved by one's own conscience or one's own sense of guilt.

Self-reproving <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*prov"ing (?) , a. Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.

Self-reprovingly <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*prov"ing*ly , adv. In a self-reproving way.

Self-repugnant <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*pug"nant (?) , a. Self-contradictory; inconsistent.

Brougham.

Self-repulsive <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*pul"sive (?) , a. Self-repelling.

Self-respect <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*spect" (?) , n. Respect for one's self; regard for one's character; laudable self-esteem.

Self-restrained <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*strained" (?) , a. Restrained by one's self or itself; restrained by one's own power or will.

Self-restraint <Xpage=1307>

Self`-re*straint" (?) , n. Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.

Self-reverence <Xpage=1307>

Self`-rev"er*ence (?) , n. A reverent respect for one's self.

Tennyson.

Self-righteous <Xpage=1307>

Self`-right"eous (?) , a. Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.

Self-righteousness <Xpage=1307>

Self`-right"eous*ness , n. The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism.

Self-sacrifice <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sac"ri*fice (?) , n. The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.

Self-sacrificing <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sac"ri*fi`cing (?) , a. Yielding up one's own interest, ffeelings, etc; sacrificing one's self.

Selfsame <Xpage=1307>

Self"same (?) , a. [ Self , a. + same .] Precisely the same; the very same; identical.

His servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Matt. viii. 13.

Self-satisfaction <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sat`is*fac"tion (?) , n. The quality or state of being self-satisfied.

Self-satisfied <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sat"is*fied (?) , a. Satisfied with one's self or one's actions; self-complacent.

Self-satisfying <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sat"is*fy`ing (?) , a. Giving satisfaction to one's self.

Self-seeker <Xpage=1307>

Self"-seek`er , n. One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.

Self-seeking <Xpage=1307>

Self"-seek`ing , a. Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.

Arbuthnot.

Self-seeking <Xpage=1307>

Self"-seek`ing , n. The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.

Self-slaughter <Xpage=1307>

Self`-slaugh"ter (?) , n. Suicide.

Shak.

Self-sufficiency <Xpage=1307>

Self`-suf*fi"cien*cy (?) , n. The quality or state of being self-sufficient.

Self-sufficient <Xpage=1307>

Self`-suf*fi"cient (?) , a. 1. Sufficient for one's self without external aid or co\'94peration.

Neglect of friends can never be proved rational till we prove the person using it omnipotent and self-sufficient , and such as can never need any mortal assistance. South.

2. Having an overweening confidence in one's own abilities or worth; hence, haughty; overbearing. "A rash and self-sufficient manner."

I. Watts.

Self-sufficing <Xpage=1307>

Self`-suf*fi"cing (?) , a. Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing external aid; self-sufficient. -- Self`-suf*fi"cing*ness , n.

J. C. Shairp.

Self-suspended <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sus*pend"ed (?) , a. Suspended by one's self or by itself; balanced.

Southey.

Self-suspicious <Xpage=1307>

Self`-sus*pi"cious (?) , a. Suspicious or distrustful of one's self.

Baxter.

Self-taught <Xpage=1307>

Self"-taught` (?) , a. Taught by one's own efforts.

Self-tormentor <Xpage=1307>

Self`-tor*ment"or (?) , n. One who torments himself.

Self-torture <Xpage=1307>

Self`-tor"ture (?) , n. The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.

Self-trust <Xpage=1307>

Self"-trust` , n. Faith in one's self; self-reliance.

Self-uned <Xpage=1307>

Self`-uned" (?) , a. [E. self + L. unus one.] One with itself; separate from others. [Obs.]

Sylvester.

Self-view <Xpage=1307>

Self"-view` (?) , n. A view if one's self; specifically, carefulness or regard for one's own interests

Self-will <Xpage=1307>

Self`-will" (?) , n. [AS. selfwill .] One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.

Self-willed <Xpage=1307>

Self`-willed" (?) , a. Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.

Self-willedness <Xpage=1307>

Self`-willed"ness , n. Obstinacy.

Sir W. Scott.

Self-worship <Xpage=1307>

Self"-wor`ship (?) , n. The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.

Self-wrong <Xpage=1307>

Self"-wrong` (?) , n. Wrong done by a person himself.

Shak.

Selion <Xpage=1307>

Sel"ion (?) , n. [OF. seillon a measure of land, F. sillon a ridge, furrow, LL. selio a measure of land.] A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Seljukian <Xpage=1307>

Sel*juk"i*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Seljuk , a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the 10th to the 13th century.

J. H. Newman.

Seljuckian <Xpage=1307>

Sel*juck"i*an , n. A member of the family of Seljuk ; an adherent of that family, or subject of its government; ( pl. ) the dynasty of Turkish sultans sprung from Seljuk.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell (?) , n. Self. [Obs. or Scot.]

B. Jonson.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , n. A sill. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , n. A cell; a house. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , n. [F. selle , L. sella , akin to sedere to sit. See Sit .] 1. A saddle for a horse. [Obs.]

He left his lofty steed with golden self . Spenser.

2. A throne or lofty seat. [Obs.]

Fairfax.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sold (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Selling .] [OE. sellen , sillen , AS. sellan , syllan , to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian , OFries. sella , OHG. sellen , Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. s\'84lja to sell, Dan. s<?/lge , Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale . Cf. Sale .] 1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money.

If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. Matt. xix. 21.

I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. Shak.

&hand; Sell is corellative to buy , as one party buys what the other sells . It is distinguished usually from exchange or barter , in which one commodity is given for another; whereas in selling the consideration is usually money, or its representative in current notes.

2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.

You would have sold your king to slaughter. Shak.

3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang]

Dickens.

To sell one's life dearly , to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants. -- To sell (anything) out , to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , v. i. 1. To practice selling commodities.

I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will not eat with you. Shak.

2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price .

To sell out , to sell one's whole stockk in trade or one's entire interest in a property or a business.

Sell <Xpage=1307>

Sell , n. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. [Colloq.]

Sellanders, Sellenders <Xpage=1307>

Sel"lan*ders (?) , Sel"len*ders (?) , n. pl. (Far.) See Sallenders .

Seller <Xpage=1307>

Sell"er (?) , n. One who sells.

Chaucer.

Selters water <Xpage=1307>

Sel"ters wa"ter (?) . A mineral water from Sellers , in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid.

Seltzer water <Xpage=1307>

Selt"zer wa"ter (?) . See Selters water .

Seltzo-gene <Xpage=1307>

Selt"zo-gene (?) , n. [ Seltzer water + the root of Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to be born.] A gazogene.

Selvage, Selvedge <Xpage=1307>

Sel"vage , Sel"vedge (?) , n. [ Self + edge , i. e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge .] 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.

2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.

Knight.

3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge , n. , 4.

Raymond.

Selvaged, Selvedged <Xpage=1307>

Sel"vaged , Sel"vedged (?) , a. Having a selvage.

Selvagee <Xpage=1307>

Sel`va*gee" (?) , n. (Naut.) A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline, -- used for stoppers, straps, etc.

Selve <Xpage=1307>

Selve (?) , a. Self; same. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Selves <Xpage=1307>

Selves (?) , n. , pl. of Self .

Sely <Xpage=1307>

Se"ly (?) , a. Silly. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Wyclif.

Sem\'91ostomata <Xpage=1307>