self-contemplation

[ self-kon-tuhm-pley-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.

Example Sentences

When self-contemplation has reached its highest degree of abstraction, the state of Nirwana is induced.

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Besides why should self-contemplation result in a sphere and contemplation of the First Cause in an Intelligence or angel?

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Ethel saw the truth of what her friend had said of the morbid habit of self-contemplation.

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What is the difference between self-contemplation and self-examination?

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A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.

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