self-fulfillment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-fulfillment
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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These foibles and pitfalls can entice not just orthodox, IRS-blessed religions but also the self-made leaders of spiritual, self-help, self-fulfillment and human potential bodies that have grown here in Southern California as nowhere else.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022
Everyone who volunteers for the day of service, Harrell said, will get two things: a sense of self-fulfillment that they did something about a problem rather than just complaining, and a T-shirt.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022
Accepting changes that you can live with, Ms. Chalfant said, “not only leads to more self-fulfillment but can also lead to a stronger relationship.”
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022
In “Accommodations,” a Manhattan wife and mother upends her family’s upscale status quo when she stops accommodating those around her and sets out on in search of creative self-fulfillment.
From Washington Post • May 6, 2020
Of course, every act of self-sacrifice for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake helps toward that end, for self-sacrifice for the promotion of whatever cause is always the negative aspect of self-fulfillment.
From With God in the World A Series of Papers by Brent, Charles H.
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