recollection
noun
the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
self-recollection
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a word derived from
recollection.
Example Sentences
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Of the 18 Lerner-Previn songs, eight are Kate's, full of self-doubt, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and self-recollection.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rotha was at a self-conscious age, but she had forgotten herself; two years old is not more free from self-recollection.
From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
If a sharp penance had been laid upon me, I know of none that I would not very often have willingly undertaken, rather than prepare myself for prayer by self-recollection.
From The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Saint of Avila Teresa
She shut her eyes as if to steady herself, and that moment seemed to give her more self-recollection, for looking at the weeping, troubled visitor, she exclaimed, with more energy, 'Oh!
From The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte Mary Yonge
And this effect of dignity, of self-recollection, was curiously heightened by her dress—of a very soft and fine, woolen material, of spotless white, the lines of it at once flowing and statuesque.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet
