cultivation
noun
the act or art of cultivating.
self-cultivation
-
a word derived from
cultivation.
Example Sentences
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Königsberg, the home of Immanuel Kant, supplied a civic vocabulary: law, citizenship and Bildung—the ideal of self-cultivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The program’s official goal sounds noble: “To develop in children the need for self-cultivation of such moral qualities as honor, conscientiousness, responsibility.”
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2025
According to the paper, private self-cultivation would be permitted to a limited extent.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2022
There is often a connection between the virtuous life and the good life in virtue ethics because of its emphasis on character and self-cultivation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Art seems almost to demand self-absorption, self-cultivation, however noble be the ultimate end it sets in view.
From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson
