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单词 self-being
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self-beingn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈbiːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈbiɪŋ/
Forms: see self- prefix and being n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, being n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + being n. Compare self-existence n.In quot. 1587 at sense 1 translating Hellenistic Greek ἀυθεντία authority (see authentic adj.), by association of the Greek noun with ancient Greek αὐτός self (see auto- comb. form1) and classical Latin ēnt , ēns being (see ens n.). In quot. 1587 at sense 2a after Middle French subsistence form, shape (see subsistence n.). In quot. 1853 at sense 2b after German Selbstsein (1849 in the passage translated).
1. A being whose existence is not due to any external being or cause. Also in abstract sense: independent existence; self-existence. Obsolete.
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.
a. The essential property or quality which makes a person or thing itself; substance. Obsolete. rare.
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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.

Forms: see self- prefix and being adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, being adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + being adj. Compare earlier self-being n. and later self-existent adj.
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).
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