- a variation of self-fulfillment.
self-fulfilment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In fairy tales we associate heroic action with courage and self-fulfilment, not self-destruction.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2023
Instead he’s tragically torn between his need for self-fulfilment and his need to fulfil his role in society, which involves taking his place in his family.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018
And the reward of self-fulfilment: people are driven to achieve the next level on a video game, or an empty e-mail inbox.
From Economist ● Dec. 30, 2014
But, with factories largely automated, work would provide little scope for self-fulfilment, becoming "supremely easy and supremely dull", consisting largely of supervising machines.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2014
In the first Eucharist the pain of self-sacrifice for the time being was lost in the joy of self-fulfilment.
From With God in the World A Series of Papers by Charles H. Brent
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