self-justifiern.
/ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪər/ 1.
a. Theology. A person who believes in or adheres to the doctrine of self-justification (self-justification n. 1). Cf. self-justiciary n. Now somewhat rare.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > righteousness > [noun] > justification > believer in
justiciary?1535
self-justifier1575
justiciar1612
self-justiciary1644
1575 tr. A. del Corro Theol. Dialogue Ep. Ded. sig. Bviij You are my witnesses, after what maner I confuted the froward opinions of the Pelagians and selfeiustifiers, in the discourse of Iustification.
1645 J. Graunt Truths Victory against Heresie 11 The tempter uses other means, to have him to be a self-justifier, and account of himself as the holy Citie of God.
1655 R. Baxter Quakers Catech. 9 And yet was he counted a proud self-justifier.
1758 J. Eyre Two Serm. ii. 23 The numbers of self-justifiers, men who are for obtaining salvation thro' their own works and so setting aside the redemption of man through Christ Jesus.
1836 Amer. National Preacher Dec. 113 The proud self-justifier, who goes about to establish a righteousness of his own.
1852 W. K. Tweedie Lights & Shadows in Life of Faith viii. 65 From that hour the reclaimed wanderer, the humbled self-justifier..had his being only to glorify his great Deliverer.
1900 Friendly Compan. Aug. 212 By nature they are self-justifiers; by grace they are self-condemners.
2000 Jrnl. Relig. Ethics 28 76 Because our willing, as the willing of a self-justifier, is corrupt, even our ‘good’ works are shown to be the sinful products of a lust against God.
b. A person who attempts to justify his or her own actions or behaviour, usually by means of reasons or excuses regarded as inadequate.
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1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlii. 135 ‘What would have become of you?’ said Jermyn, carried along a climax, like other self-justifiers. ‘I had to think of you.’
1911 Improvem. Era June 727 I know none more skilled than he in the fabricating of reasons and the making of excuses. He is the champion self-justifier.
1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 June a19 The self-justifiers are currently busy explaining how it was not they..who did the dumb thing that got the president in trouble.
2010 T. J. McDonald Hollywood Catwalk iii. 191 The film renders its central character a more mature young woman than the whiney self-justifier who inhabits the book.
2. Printing. Originally: a component of a typesetting machine which automatically adjusts the spacing or alignment of the type. Later: a typewriter which performs this function. rare.
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society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > type-setting machines > parts of
justifier1855
raceway1875
self-justifier1889
spaceband1895
assembler1902
1889 Typographical Jrnl. 15 Sept. 2/2 If a self-justifier could only be invented for the Thorne machine, its chances for success would be much greater.
1900 A. Powell Southward's Pract. Printing (rev. ed.) I. xlv. 527 At the time of going to press a new self-justifier for the Empire [composing machine] is on the eve of being made public.
1959 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 24 May 29 b/1 (advt.) Vari-Typer. Self-justifier with 2 Fonts. Excellent Condition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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