单词 | self-examinant |
释义 | † self-examinantn. Obsolete. rare. A person who examines his or her own conduct, motives, etc., esp. as a religious duty; a person who practises self-examination. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > self-examination > [noun] > person self-examiner1639 self-examinant1706 1706 in R. Warren tr. Erasmus Preparative to Death sig. A5 (advt.) The Daily Self-Examinant, or an earnest Persuasive to the Duty of Daily Self-Examination. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Examinant (1812) 5 The humiliated self-examinant feels that there is Evil in our nature as well as Good. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 164 If the Self-examinant will..exchange the safe circle of Religion..for the shifting Sand-wastes..of Speculative Theology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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