self-justificatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˌdʒʌstᵻfᵻˈkeɪt(ə)ri/,

/ˌsɛlfˌdʒʌˈstɪfᵻkət(ə)ri/,

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfᵻˌkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdʒəˈstɪfəkəˌtɔri/,

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəfəˌkeɪdəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, justificatory adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + justificatory adj., after self-justification n. Compare earlier self-justifier n. 1a, self-justifying adj.

Characterized by self-justification; that provides justification for itself.

ΚΠ

1817 T. J. Wooler Appeal to Citizens of London 7 The reply to all these arbitrary and self-justificatory statements, was the reiteration of the charge.

1857 A. Hall Life & Char. Rev. S. Hall ix. 346 These lines might have been penned with a self-justificatory reference to the criticisms passed upon his own writings.

1901 Classical Rev. July 328/2 It is just at the point at which customary religion becomes markedly self-conscious and self-justificatory that the student of savage beliefs comes to the end of his clues.

1958 Jrnl. Philos. 24 Apr. 370 The ethical rule is rational, necessary, and self-justificatory.

2002 A. K. Giri Conversat. & Transformations xi. 210 Embodiment of responsibility requires..going beyond the self-justificatory world of freedom itself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-justificatory
释义	self-justificatoryadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˌdʒʌstᵻfᵻˈkeɪt(ə)ri/, /ˌsɛlfˌdʒʌˈstɪfᵻkət(ə)ri/, /ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfᵻˌkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdʒəˈstɪfəkəˌtɔri/, /ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəfəˌkeɪdəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, justificatory adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + justificatory adj., after self-justification n. Compare earlier self-justifier n. 1a, self-justifying adj. Characterized by self-justification; that provides justification for itself. ΚΠ 1817 T. J. Wooler Appeal to Citizens of London 7 The reply to all these arbitrary and self-justificatory statements, was the reiteration of the charge. 1857 A. Hall Life & Char. Rev. S. Hall ix. 346 These lines might have been penned with a self-justificatory reference to the criticisms passed upon his own writings. 1901 Classical Rev. July 328/2 It is just at the point at which customary religion becomes markedly self-conscious and self-justificatory that the student of savage beliefs comes to the end of his clues. 1958 Jrnl. Philos. 24 Apr. 370 The ethical rule is rational, necessary, and self-justificatory. 2002 A. K. Giri Conversat. & Transformations xi. 210 Embodiment of responsibility requires..going beyond the self-justificatory world of freedom itself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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