autognosisn.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ɡˈnəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊɡˈnoʊsəs/, /ˌɔdəɡˈnoʊsəs/, /ˌɑdoʊɡˈnoʊsəs/, /ˌɑdəɡˈnoʊsəs/ Self-knowledge, understanding of one's self; the process of self-analysis which leads to this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > self-knowledge > [noun]
innerwit1495
self-knowledge1537
self-feeling1590
self-knowing1628
autology1633
self-perception1666
self-recognition1777
self-awareness1876
autognosis1888
self-orientation1895
1888 Lucifer 15 May 227 I look forward to a time when it will be just as exceptional to find an individual destitute of that auto-gnosis which may become the instrument of psychic regeneration and development.
1916 Lancet 29 Jan. 265 I would suggest the word ‘autognosis’. Self-knowledge is the pre-requisite of self-control and complete mental balance.
1969 I. Henderson Scotl. v. 88 The man who has autognosis enough to see himself dispassionately.
1994 Crit. Inq. 20 631 The method, which might be called the method of autognosis, does produce a readjustment of emotional values among the patient's past memories.
2002 P. Veereshwar Indian Syst. of Psychotherapy v. 119 Psychoanalysis, self analysis of various types, autognosis, and insight, no doubt help in the understanding of the causes of mental problems.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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