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
Then for the first time she gave one long sob of self-recollection, and pushed the button.
From Other Things Being Equal by Emma Wolf
Intervals set aside for self-recollection and the facing of the thought of death are useful aids.
From The Essentials of Spirituality by Felix Adler
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
Then he seemed to recover some degree of self-control and self-recollection.
From For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
