self-perpetuating

[self-per-pech-oo-ey-ting, self-]

adjective

1. continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.

2. capable of indefinite continuation.

self-perpetuating

adjective

1. (of machine, emotion, idea, etc) continuing or prevailing without any external agency or intervention

Other Word Forms

• self-perpetuation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-perpetuating¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Related Words

• boundless 
• ceaseless 
• constant 
• continual 
• continuous 
• countless 
• eternal 
• incessant 
• infinite 
• interminable 
• limitless 
• monotonous 
• never-ending 
• perpetual 
• unbroken 
• unending 
• unfathomable 
• uninterrupted 
• unlimited 
• untold