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self-mastery
self-mastery n. 
/ˌsɛlfˈmast(ə)ri/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɑːst(ə)ri/
, /ˌsɛlfˈmɑːst(ə)ri//ˌsɛlfˈmast(ə)ri/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmæst(ə)ri/
control of one's actions or feelings; self-command./ˌsɛlfˈmæst(ə)ri/ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun]
repressiona1413
governailc1425
willc1480
self-rule1532
coldness1548
stay1556
presentness of mind1598
coolness1607
cold blooda1609
temper1611
self-discipline1612
retention?1615
presence of mind?1624
self-governance1630
retentiveness1641
self-command1651
self-mastery1652
self-control1653
self-direction1653
self-restraint1656
self-possession1665
possessednessa1698
self-regulation1698
possession1703
retenue1747
sang-froid1750
self-collection1761
render1768
self-collectedness1805
self-repression1821
self-containedness1835
unimpulsiveness1860
cool-headedness1881
sophrosyne1889
cool1964
1652 T. Vincent tr. L. Scupoli Spiritval Conflict sig. b10, in Christian Pilgrime in his Spirituall Conflict His daily practice is self-mastery and Mortification.
a1812 J. S. Buckminster Sermons (1821) xvi. 213 To compliment such men with the praise of self-mastery would be absurd; yet this virtue is..supposed to consist in the mere suppression of anger.
1919 Times 21 July 19/5 There was no mistaking..the effort of self-mastery by which she kept back the tears.
2007 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 40 520 Through such exercises individuals could learn how to control breathing and thus develop powerful forms of self-mastery.
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