self-examination
noun
Origin of self-examination
Related Words for self-examination
contemplation, reflection, soul-searching, scrutiny, meditation, self-examination, introspection, rumination, egoism, self-absorption, brooding, introversion, concentration, self-analysis, heart-searching, self-observation, self-questioning, ponderingExamples from the Web for self-examination
Contemporary Examples of self-examination
But Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus are calling for self-examination on this score.
So had I not been in the habit of self-examination, I doubt I would have found it.
We must believe, though the evidence is ambiguous, that self-examination helps us as individuals and societies.
Part of this absence of empathy is an incapacity for self-examination.
Historical Examples of self-examination
I was so lost to myself, that I could scarcely go about self-examination.
The Autobiography of Madame GuyonJeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
Take for example that self-examination before the cheval glass.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
My self-examination, as usual, produced no satisfactory results.
Frank MildmayCaptain Frederick Marryat
The contemplation of the law cannot but lead to self-examination, and that to petition.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1A. Maclaren
From this self-examination Wagner rose up nobler and stronger.
Wagner as I Knew HimFerdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger