self-knowledge

[self-nol-ij, self-]

noun

1. knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.

self-knowledge

noun

1. knowledge of one's own character, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-knowledge¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Sociology is supposed to supply quantifiable kinds of self-knowledge about life in the mass, but it led the academic drift from describing social behavior to pathologizing political wrongthink.

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In time, he is undone by his utter lack of self-knowledge.

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It is impossible to quantify the vital role that the NEH has played in our national search for meaning and self-knowledge, but the endowment’s website begins to tell the story.

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Across religions, vows of silence are used to quiet the mind, develop self-knowledge and connect more deeply with the divine.

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But the adventures that skateboarding facilitates can also be gateways to freedom and self-knowledge.

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