Chapter Self-delation to Self-sacrifice of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

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

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

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

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

Self-love
(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
(Self`-lu"mi*nous) a. Possessing in itself the property of emitting light. Sir D. Brewster.

Self-made
(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 talents or energies.

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

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

Matter is not induced with self- motion.

Cheyne.

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

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

Self-murder
(Self`-mur"der) a. Suicide.

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