self-mastery

[ self-mas-tuh-ree, -mah-stuh-, self- ]

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noun

Origin of self-mastery

First recorded in 1855–60

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He was supposed to exhibit sophrosyne, or self-mastery, and overindulging in food, drink or sex was a sign that a man was weak.
Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat | Candida Moss | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet this extreme display of self-mastery, assuming that is what it was, did not rule out other forms of self-indulgence.
Who Was the Real Cato? | David Frum | December 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Was it his moment of iron self-mastery that brought her with outstretched, clinging arms towards him?
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
A new life was burning in his veins, and for the first time since his boyhood he doubted his absolute self-mastery.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips Oppenheim
At length he rose, with a strong effort at self-mastery, some contempt of his weakness, and much remorse at his ungrateful envy.
Lucretia, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Slowly and with a strong self-mastery, Ham came to his feet.
Destiny | Charles Neville Buck
She forced herself to laugh; even then the woman's self-mastery was something astounding.
A Noble Woman | Ann S. Stephens

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