self-justifiedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪd/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + justified adj. Compare earlier self-justification n., self-justifier n., self-justifying adj.

1. Theology. Designating a person who considers himself or herself to be justified or righteous before God by virtue of his or her own efforts, esp. by good works and adherence to religious law as contained in the Scriptures. Cf. self-justification n. 1.

ΚΠ

1656 J. Nayler Vindic. Truth 30 I shall rather chuse to be numbred amongst those Pagans, than to be one of thy Beleivers, self-justified without either faith or works.

1851 Church of Eng. Mag. 10 May 309/2 A proposal which made their inheritance of blessing to depend no longer on grace, but works—not on God.., but on themselves as the self-justified fulfillers of the law.

1986 ‘Witness Lee’ Concl. of New Test. 713 The self-justified lawyer thought that he could love another as his neighbor.., not knowing, under the blindness of self-justification, that he himself needed..the Lord Jesus, to love him.

2006 M. Montgomery Hillbilly Thomist II. xxi. 556 She would be self-justified not justified by Christ's blood.

2. Of a person: that has justified or excused his or her own actions; (of conduct, behaviour, etc.) that justifies itself, intrinsically justified; (also occasionally) justified or excused by the person responsible.

ΚΠ

1662 A. Bury Bow 48 The meanest understanding, will..plainly, perceive, how unfit they are to be trusted who are at the same time self-condemned and self-justified.

1738 A. Hill Enq. Merit of Assassination v. 39 The Dictator's Authority was not only uncontroulable during its Existence; but sacred, self-justified, and unquestionable.

1869 J. B. Walker Doctr. Holy Spirit xxviii. 90 Every one who thus estimates his own moral character by a comparison with others, will remain self-justified and self-deceived until he dies.

1915 N. Amer. Rev. May 705 It is a fundamental moral fallacy that any act whatsoever, done as a supposed service to country, is thereby self-justified.

1946 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 8 Sept. 2/2 If any type of anthology is self-justified, it must be that which is gathered from a magazine.

1998 G. English Phoenix without Ashes xi. 151 The routine becomes self-justified and perpetuated..until its lack of contribution..can no longer be ignored.

2016 Southern Daily Echo (Nexis) 18 July The lazy, selfish, self-justified parents of schoolchildren think it's their god-given right to stop where they like.

†3. Printing. Of a line of type: spaced or aligned automatically by the typesetting machine. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > justified

self-justified1887

1887 T. Lanston U.S. Patent 364,525 2/2 Adjusting the type-forming mechanism so as to cause it to form types for a given line of a space value sufficiently increased above the normal to cause them, when assembled, to produce a self-justified line.

1901 Brit. Printer 14 38/2 When followed by a like variation of the three remaining spaces between words in the line, the latter, when assembled, will be self-justified.

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

单词	self-justified
释义	self-justifiedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, justified adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + justified adj. Compare earlier self-justification n., self-justifier n., self-justifying adj. 1. Theology. Designating a person who considers himself or herself to be justified or righteous before God by virtue of his or her own efforts, esp. by good works and adherence to religious law as contained in the Scriptures. Cf. self-justification n. 1. ΚΠ 1656 J. Nayler Vindic. Truth 30 I shall rather chuse to be numbred amongst those Pagans, than to be one of thy Beleivers, self-justified without either faith or works. 1851 Church of Eng. Mag. 10 May 309/2 A proposal which made their inheritance of blessing to depend no longer on grace, but works—not on God.., but on themselves as the self-justified fulfillers of the law. 1986 ‘Witness Lee’ Concl. of New Test. 713 The self-justified lawyer thought that he could love another as his neighbor.., not knowing, under the blindness of self-justification, that he himself needed..the Lord Jesus, to love him. 2006 M. Montgomery Hillbilly Thomist II. xxi. 556 She would be self-justified not justified by Christ's blood. 2. Of a person: that has justified or excused his or her own actions; (of conduct, behaviour, etc.) that justifies itself, intrinsically justified; (also occasionally) justified or excused by the person responsible. ΚΠ 1662 A. Bury Bow 48 The meanest understanding, will..plainly, perceive, how unfit they are to be trusted who are at the same time self-condemned and self-justified. 1738 A. Hill Enq. Merit of Assassination v. 39 The Dictator's Authority was not only uncontroulable during its Existence; but sacred, self-justified, and unquestionable. 1869 J. B. Walker Doctr. Holy Spirit xxviii. 90 Every one who thus estimates his own moral character by a comparison with others, will remain self-justified and self-deceived until he dies. 1915 N. Amer. Rev. May 705 It is a fundamental moral fallacy that any act whatsoever, done as a supposed service to country, is thereby self-justified. 1946 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 8 Sept. 2/2 If any type of anthology is self-justified, it must be that which is gathered from a magazine. 1998 G. English Phoenix without Ashes xi. 151 The routine becomes self-justified and perpetuated..until its lack of contribution..can no longer be ignored. 2016 Southern Daily Echo (Nexis) 18 July The lazy, selfish, self-justified parents of schoolchildren think it's their god-given right to stop where they like. †3. Printing. Of a line of type: spaced or aligned automatically by the typesetting machine. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > justified self-justified1887 1887 T. Lanston U.S. Patent 364,525 2/2 Adjusting the type-forming mechanism so as to cause it to form types for a given line of a space value sufficiently increased above the normal to cause them, when assembled, to produce a self-justified line. 1901 Brit. Printer 14 38/2 When followed by a like variation of the three remaining spaces between words in the line, the latter, when assembled, will be self-justified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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