self-knowledge
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of self-knowledge
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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What they might do, though, is remind him why he became so widely adored — valuable self-knowledge for an artist whose great subject has always been the transformative power of love.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
In time, he is undone by his utter lack of self-knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"These findings suggest that reaching to the body may be equally important and that exploring the body is the gateway to self-knowledge."
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
After getting dumped by her girlfriend and fired from her job at a Manhattan bookstore that sounds a lot like the Strand, she heads west in search of self-knowledge.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
When you read this way, characters go from hope to despair, from self-knowledge to doubt.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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