Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Self-command.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Mastery of one's self; self-command; self-control.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
conscious control of one'sbehaviour ;self-command .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The tools that get you started on the journey to becoming your own shaman may seem simple, but they are very effective for expanding your consciousness and developing self-knowledge--all of which lead to the ultimate goal of self-mastery.
Deborah King: And the Award Goes to... Deborah King 2011
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The tools that get you started on the journey to becoming your own shaman may seem simple, but they are very effective for expanding your consciousness and developing self-knowledge--all of which lead to the ultimate goal of self-mastery.
Deborah King: And the Award Goes to... Deborah King 2011
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Self-control may be the secret to success, according to a persuasive new study that followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32: children who showed early signs of self-mastery were not only less likely to have developed addictions or committed a crime by adulthood, but were also healthier and wealthier than their more impulsive peers.
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Simply knowing that these philosophers taught temperance and self-mastery doesn't convey to us any tools for temperance and self-mastery.
You are not the boss of you Post 2011
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The book does not say that Gandhi was untrue to his pursuit of total celibacy, and even handles the subject of his "experiments" in later years of sharing a bed or hard floor with young female companions to test his self-mastery quite sensitively.
Vamsee Juluri: Gandhi: The Truth Vamsee Juluri 2011
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Instead by embracing them, I have experienced a freedom and joy beyond description as I move toward self-mastery with earnestness and sincerity.
Akoshia Yoba: It Takes One to Know One: Dancing With the Shadow Self Akoshia Yoba 2011
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Instead by embracing them, I have experienced a freedom and joy beyond description as I move toward self-mastery with earnestness and sincerity.
Akoshia Yoba: It Takes One to Know One: Dancing With the Shadow Self Akoshia Yoba 2011
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But despite intense private misery, she reacted with outward courage and self-mastery.
Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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So I praise these young people's self-mastery – but only up to a point.
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Simply knowing that these philosophers taught temperance and self-mastery doesn't convey to us any tools for temperance and self-mastery.
You are not the boss of you Post 2011
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