self — 1. pron (str and wk) self; own; mid him selfum by himself; 2. adj same; 3. see sealf pron A. self, very, own; 1. with a noun; (α) which immediately follows; se þéoden self scéop the Lord himself made; (β) which it follows, but not immediately;… … Old to modern English dictionary
him — an·him·i·dae; elo·him; el·o·him·ic; HIM; him·self; yo·him·bé; yo·him·bine; yo·him·be; him; him·yar·ite; yo·him·bi; yo·him·bi·hi; … English syllables
self-absorbed — adjective Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others. I dont want to call him self absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit. Syn: inconsiderate … Wiktionary
Self-enquiry — (also spelled self inquiry) (Sanskrit IAST|ātma vicāra ) is a practice of meditation designed to rapidly bring about Self realization, Self awareness, spiritual liberation or enlightenment, and is most commonly associated with its most famous… … Wikipedia
Self-evaluation maintenance theory — refers to discrepancies between two people in a relationship. Two people in a relationship each aim to keep themselves feeling good psychologically, when they are being compared to the other person [(Tesser, 1988)] .Self evaluation is defined as… … Wikipedia
Self-Made Men (Frederick Douglass) — Self Made Men is a famous lecture by Frederick Douglass (1818 ndash; 1895). In this speech, which was first delivered in 1859, he gives his own definition of the self made man and explains what he thinks are the means to become such a man.… … Wikipedia
Self-Defense — • The right of a private person to employ force against any one who unjustly attacks his life or person, his property or good name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Self Defense Self Defense … Catholic encyclopedia
self-defense — n. The act of defending oneself against threatened injury; the right to protect oneself or one’s family from immediately threatened harm, which can serve as a defense in a criminal or tort action arising out of injuries caused by an act of self… … Law dictionary
Self-ownership — (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the moral or natural right (aka Freedom) of a person to be the exclusive controller of his or her own body and life. It is the concept of property in one s own… … Wikipedia
Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit — is a Monty Python sketch. It is about an RSM type instructor who is teaching a class about self defence, but all he teaches is how to defend oneself against an assailant armed with a piece of fresh fruit.The first half or so of the sketch was… … Wikipedia
