self-justifyingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and justifying adj.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + justifying adj. Compare earlier self-justifier n. and later self-justification n.

a. Theology (Christian Church). Of a person: that believes in or adheres to the doctrine of self-justification (self-justification n. 1). Also of a quality, life, etc.: that aids or enables self-justification. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1607 R. Wakeman Poore-mans Preacher ii. 63 The Babel of selfe iustifying merits..is at the last fallen downe, because it is built vpon the sands of mans inuention, and not on the true rocke Christ Iesus.

1688 N. Vincent Conversion of Soul 83 The Publicans and Harlots, who entred into the Kingdom of Heaven before the self-justifying Scribes and Pharisees.

1785 J. Smith Exhort. Diligent Use Means of Grace i. 6 To all formal and self-justifying professors, the Almighty speaks thus.

1848 J. N. Coleman Two Serm. i. 17 On that dread day where will appear the self-righteous and self-justifying sinner,..when his fancied goodness..shall be pronounced sin, because it originated not in a Divine and justifying faith.

1957 Rev. Politics 19 278 The Christian could engage in them [sc. the disciplines] but they would not be his specific Christian activity whereby he was sanctified and brought to God. There was good in scientific lore, but it was..not self-justifying.

1997 J. Forsyth Faith & Human Transformation ii. 64 The Mosaic law would seem to be a prototype for all human efforts to live a self-justifying or self-authenticating existence through reliance on our human resources.

b. That attempts or is intended to justify actions or behaviour, usually by means of reasons or excuses regarded as inadequate; characterized by self-justification (self-justification n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > justifying > oneself

self-justifying1642

1642 O. Sedgwick England's Condition 17 They were selfe justifying and clearing times:..wee read of many selfe acquitting Orations which were made by them [sc. the Iewes].

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxiii. 136 What self-justifying Minds have the meekest of these Women!

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xiii. 135 That self-justifying evasiveness into which he was often hurried in public.

1897 Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 29 Apr. 3/2 They sought the train, and traveled to Garsbrook without a self-justifying word from him or a defensive word from her.

1952 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. (Bk. Review) 4/1 A sort of wispy, whining, self-justifying felon.

1994 P. Lomas Cultivating Intuition x. 89 A..remarkably balanced account, with little of the self-justifying explanations that are so tempting when reassessing a failed relationship.

2. Printing. Of a typesetting machine, typewriter, etc.: that automatically adjusts the spacing or alignment of the type. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [adjective] > justifying

self-justifying1880

1880 Printers' Circular Sept. 164/1 Mr. O. M. Peterson, of Chicago..has invented and patented a ‘Self-justifying Composing and Distributing Machine’.

1905 Retail Advertising (Internat. Libr. Technol. No. 60) vii. 24 The only machines successfully used in this country until 1886, when the Mergenthaler linotype self-justifying machine was introduced.

1978 Vidura Oct. 293/3 Special typewriters like Varityper, Justo-writer, I.B.M. Self Justifying Automatic Typewriter, etc., are extensively used for typing out master plates or paper sheets.

Derivatives

self-ˈjustifyingly adv. in a manner which is intended to justify or excuse actions or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adverb] > in a justifying manner > of oneself

self-justifyingly1854

1854 M. M. Brewster Work 2nd ser. iii. 38 That this is the exception to the rule, must, however, be acknowledged..—acknowledged self-justifyingly by some,—with doubts and difficulties by others.

1951 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 29 Aug. 4/7 Self-justifyingly, he would tend to imagine you were somehow ‘to blame’ for his unmanly attitude.

2004 M. Feeney Nixon at Movies vi. 178 Kissinger, the most self-justifyingly exhaustive of modern memoirists.

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

单词	self-justifying
释义	self-justifyingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and justifying adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, justifying adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + justifying adj. Compare earlier self-justifier n. and later self-justification n. 1. a. Theology (Christian Church). Of a person: that believes in or adheres to the doctrine of self-justification (self-justification n. 1). Also of a quality, life, etc.: that aids or enables self-justification. Now rare. ΚΠ 1607 R. Wakeman Poore-mans Preacher ii. 63 The Babel of selfe iustifying merits..is at the last fallen downe, because it is built vpon the sands of mans inuention, and not on the true rocke Christ Iesus. 1688 N. Vincent Conversion of Soul 83 The Publicans and Harlots, who entred into the Kingdom of Heaven before the self-justifying Scribes and Pharisees. 1785 J. Smith Exhort. Diligent Use Means of Grace i. 6 To all formal and self-justifying professors, the Almighty speaks thus. 1848 J. N. Coleman Two Serm. i. 17 On that dread day where will appear the self-righteous and self-justifying sinner,..when his fancied goodness..shall be pronounced sin, because it originated not in a Divine and justifying faith. 1957 Rev. Politics 19 278 The Christian could engage in them [sc. the disciplines] but they would not be his specific Christian activity whereby he was sanctified and brought to God. There was good in scientific lore, but it was..not self-justifying. 1997 J. Forsyth Faith & Human Transformation ii. 64 The Mosaic law would seem to be a prototype for all human efforts to live a self-justifying or self-authenticating existence through reliance on our human resources. b. That attempts or is intended to justify actions or behaviour, usually by means of reasons or excuses regarded as inadequate; characterized by self-justification (self-justification n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > justifying > oneself self-justifying1642 1642 O. Sedgwick England's Condition 17 They were selfe justifying and clearing times:..wee read of many selfe acquitting Orations which were made by them [sc. the Iewes]. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxiii. 136 What self-justifying Minds have the meekest of these Women! 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xiii. 135 That self-justifying evasiveness into which he was often hurried in public. 1897 Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 29 Apr. 3/2 They sought the train, and traveled to Garsbrook without a self-justifying word from him or a defensive word from her. 1952 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. (Bk. Review) 4/1 A sort of wispy, whining, self-justifying felon. 1994 P. Lomas Cultivating Intuition x. 89 A..remarkably balanced account, with little of the self-justifying explanations that are so tempting when reassessing a failed relationship. 2. Printing. Of a typesetting machine, typewriter, etc.: that automatically adjusts the spacing or alignment of the type. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [adjective] > justifying self-justifying1880 1880 Printers' Circular Sept. 164/1 Mr. O. M. Peterson, of Chicago..has invented and patented a ‘Self-justifying Composing and Distributing Machine’. 1905 Retail Advertising (Internat. Libr. Technol. No. 60) vii. 24 The only machines successfully used in this country until 1886, when the Mergenthaler linotype self-justifying machine was introduced. 1978 Vidura Oct. 293/3 Special typewriters like Varityper, Justo-writer, I.B.M. Self Justifying Automatic Typewriter, etc., are extensively used for typing out master plates or paper sheets. Derivatives self-ˈjustifyingly adv. in a manner which is intended to justify or excuse actions or behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adverb] > in a justifying manner > of oneself self-justifyingly1854 1854 M. M. Brewster Work 2nd ser. iii. 38 That this is the exception to the rule, must, however, be acknowledged..—acknowledged self-justifyingly by some,—with doubts and difficulties by others. 1951 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 29 Aug. 4/7 Self-justifyingly, he would tend to imagine you were somehow ‘to blame’ for his unmanly attitude. 2004 M. Feeney Nixon at Movies vi. 178 Kissinger, the most self-justifyingly exhaustive of modern memoirists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
随便看	falls away falls back falls down falls in falls into falls off falls out falls through falls to fallway fallwood fally falmouth quay-punt falmouth quaypunt falsa cedar falsage falsart falsary false false a blow false a doom false acacia false action false age false alarm