self-exile
[ self-eg-zahyl, -ek-sahyl, self- ]
noun
a state of exile imposed by oneself.
a person who lives voluntarily as an exile.
Origin of self-exile
1First recorded in 1820–30
Other words from self-exile
- self-exiled, adjective
Words Nearby self-exile
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How to use self-exile in a sentence
A homeless self-exile, playing at lonely twilights on flute and violin the loved airs of rejected Scotland.
The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane AllenHis four years' self-exile in Europe, I am told, was a humiliating banishment from the loyal and patriotic.
A Dream of Empire | William Henry VenableSo, it is difficult for me to understand why you speak of Abraham as "a self-exile for conscience sake."
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollAnd Shakespeare had oft-times felt this anxiety during the time his self-exile lasted.
William Shakespeare as he lived. | Henry CurlingThe Archduke John espoused the popular side, and the result was the self-exile of the Prince.
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