单词 | self-being |
释义 | self-beingn.ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > independent or self-existence > one who has independent or self-existence self-essence1548 beer1587 self-being1587 noun substantive1592 independent1675 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > self-sufficiency > self-existence self-being1587 self-existency1602 self-existence1643 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vi. 72 (margin) Of the selfebeing [Gk. τῆς ἀυθεντίας]. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. iii. §3. 219 One certaine power or Nature of Selfe-being. 1647 Bp. J. Hall Holy Rapture §10 Let me set all my soul upon thee..who art the eternal, & absolute Self-beeing. a1677 T. Manton 190 Serm. on 119th Psalm (1681) lxii. 371 How is it that we..do not consider of this Fountain and Self-being who gave our Life to us, and still continues it? 1846 London Pioneer 5 Nov. 441/1 They are changeable and perishable things, and have not self-existence, which is self-being independent of any being above it. 1898 W. Marshall Aarbert iv. 235 But the Self-Being who has made men claims their Love. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > something intrinsic or inherent > intrinsic thing self-being1587 intrinsical1655 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiv. 228 Like as sence is as it were the forme or Selfebeing (if I may so terme it) of the life of a beast; so is reason or vnderstanding the very forme or Selfebeing [Fr. subsistence] of the Soule of man. b. Existence of self; existence as an individual. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > independent or self-existence perseity1588 self-existency1602 absoluteness1605 self-lifea1631 separateness1635 self-existence1643 a-seity1691 self-containment1841 self-being1853 proseity1899 in-itselfness1906 1853 W. Pulsford tr. J. Müller Christian Doctr. Sin II. iii. i. 23 That which man really loves and seeks in this freedom, is manifestly the highest possible degree of self-being [Ger. das höchstmögliche Selbstsein]. 1872 D. Nelson On Being & Attributes of Godhead 11 Self-consciousness being simply the inner sense and absolute knowledge of self-being. 1880 G. M. Hopkins Serm. & Devotional Writings (1959) 122 And this whether I speak of human nature or of my individuality, my selfbeing. 1915 A. Vonier Personality of Christ v. 31 The scholastic maintains that self-being underlies self-consciousness, as the cause underlies the effect. 1977 R. Holland Self & Social Context ii. 41 He attributes the non-disclosure to role-playing, which is placed in sharp contrast with real self-being. 2005 W. Desmond Is there Sabbath for Thought? ix. 297 I turn against what I am in the roots of selfbeing: idiot self and radically vulnerable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † self-beingadj. Obsolete. That has a separate or independent existence, esp. that exists independently of any external being or cause; self-existent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > self-existent self-being1599 self-subsisting1608 self-essential1610 self-substantial1630 self-subsistent1646 self-existing1647 self-essentiated1653 self-existent1663 self-living1668 self-standing1871 1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 17 Her selfe being Nature shines in this, That she performes her noblest works alone. 1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns 54 Th'Eternal, Selfbeeing, Lord; who mounts on heavens high arched frame. 1881 J. Tiffany Man & Destiny iii. ii. 389 The infinite, the absolute, the unconditioned, the self-living, self-perceiving, self-acting, self-being, God Jehovah. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1587adj.1599 |
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