self-knowledge

[ self-nol-ij, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈsɛlf- /

noun

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

Words nearby self-knowledge

self-insurer, self-interest, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading

Origin of self-knowledge

First recorded in 1605–15

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Examples from the Web for self-knowledge

How deeply insulting to the true struggle for self-knowledge and self-repair.
The Psychological Strategy of the Tiger Ad and Why It Will Backfire|Adam Hanft|April 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Marty was cool because he took his hideousness and, with a brilliant wit and oodles of self-knowledge, he flaunted it.
Marty Feldman: Dead Cool|Simon Doonan|November 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Self-knowledge helps us investigate; willful denial impedes investigation.
Why Obama Should Hire Eliot Spitzer|Justin Frank|April 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Armed with this weapon, and only employing it for self-knowledge and self-control, man makes himself wise.
Initiation into Philosophy|Emile Faguet

How it happens that self-knowledge leads to suspicion of others we had better not investigate too closely—it is a fact.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
Self-government, founded on self-knowledge, wards off the pangs of disappointment by limiting ambition to the attainable.
The Religious Sentiment|Daniel G. Brinton
Self-knowledge should enable him to see himself in clear light.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
But still it was passion that pleaded for possession, and still it was self-knowledge that looked on in fear.
Told in a French Garden|Mildred Aldrich

British Dictionary definitions for self-knowledge

self-knowledge

noun

knowledge of one's own character, etc

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