Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SELF-HEAL', n. [self and heal.]

A plant of the germ Sanicula, and another of the genus Prunella. – Fam. of Plants.

SELF-HEAL'ING, a.

Having the power or property of healing itself. The self-healing power of living animals and vegetables is a property as wonderful as it is indicative of divine goodness.

SELF-HOM'I-CIDE, n. [self and homicide.]

The killing one's self. – Hakewill.

SELF-I'DOL-IZ-ED, a.

Idolized by one's self. – Cowper.

SELF-IG'NO-RANCE, n.

Ignorance of one's own character. – Ch. Spectator.

SELF-IG'NO-RANT, a.

Ignorant of one's self.

SELF-IM'MO-LA-TING, a.

Immolating one's self. – Fraser.

SELF-IM-PART'ING, a. [self and impart.]

Imparting by its own powers and will. – Norris.

SELF-IM-POS'TURE, n. [self and imposture.]

Imposture practiced on one's self. – South.

SELF-IN-FLIC'TED, a.

Inflicted by one's self.

SELF-IN-SUF-FI'CIEN-CY, n.

Insufficiency of one's self.

SELF-IN'TER-EST, n. [self and interest.]

Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.

SELF-IN'TER-EST-ED, a.

Having self-interest; particularly concerned for one's self.

SELF-IN-VIT'ED, a.

Invited by one's self.

SELF'ISH, a.

Regarding one's own interest chiefly or solely; influenced in actions by a view to private advantage. Spectator.

SELF'ISH-LY, adv.

In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly. Pope.

SELF'ISH-NESS, n.

The exclusive regard of a person to his own interest or happiness; or that supreme self-love or self-preference, which leads a person in his actions to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power or happiness, without regarding the interest of others. Selfishness, in its worst or unqualified sense, is the very essence of human depravity, and stands in direct opposition to benevolence, which is the essence of the divine character. As God is love, so man, in his natural state, is selfishness. Selfishness … a vice utterly at variance with the happiness of him who harbors it, and as such, condemned by self-love. – Mackintosh.

SELF-JUDG'ING, a.

Judging one's self.

SELF-JUS'TI-FI-ER, n.

One who excuses or justifies himself. – J. M. Mason.

SELF-KIN'DLED, a. [self and kindle.]

Kindled of itself or without extraneous aid or power. Dryden.

SELF-KNOW'ING, a. [self and know.]

Knowing of itself, or without communication from another.

SELF-KNOW'LEDGE, n.

The knowledge of one's own real character, abilities, worth or demerit.

SELF'LESS, a.

Having no regard to self. – Coleridge.

SELF'-LOTH-ING, a.

Lothing one's self.

SELF-LOVE', n. [self and love.]

The love of one's own person or happiness. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. – Pope.