self-judgment

[ self-juhj-muhnt, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌdʒ mənt, ˈsɛlf- /

noun

the act or fact of judging oneself.

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Origin of self-judgment

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby self-judgment

self-insurance, self-insure, self-insurer, self-interest, selfish, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited

Example sentences from the Web for self-judgment

I have striven long and patiently to blow his little spark of conscience into the active flame of self-judgment.
The Prairie Mother|Arthur Stringer
To deny this is to remove the true basis of self-judgment and practical holiness.
Elijah the Tishbite|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
But the point is, my self-judgment serves no one now—she's dead.
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
It should lead to much exercise of heart and self-judgment as to what has drawn me to an assembly, and as to my ways therein.
The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

As God is our witness, we pen these lines, in His presence, in a spirit of self-judgment.
The All-Sufficiency of Christ|Charles Henry Mackintosh

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