self-motionn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈməʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see self- prefix and motion n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, motion n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + motion n. Compare earlier self-moving n. Compare also earlier self-mover n.

Motion produced by the inherent power of the person, object, etc., that moves, rather than by the action of external forces. Also in philosophical contexts: voluntary or spontaneous action; will. Cf. self-movement n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement

self-moving1570

self-motion1584

autokinesy1678

self-movement1700

spontaneity1721

1584 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Navigation (new ed.) ii. v. f. 29 Accordyng to her selfe motion, she [sc. the Moone] maketh her course in 27 dayes & almost 8 houres.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) Pref. sig. A3 Ascribing that his inclination, not vnto his owne selfe-motion; but vnto Gods prouidence.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV i. iii. 99 By how much the more spontaneous..the self-motion is, by so much the more free it is judged to be.

1715 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. (ed. 2) i. ii. 10 Matter is not endow'd with Self-motion.

1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xiii A self-motive nature, which is nothing besides self-motion, is the cause of motion to all things.

1836 T. Roscoe Tourist in Spain: Andalusia iii. 89 The silver custodia, containing the sacred host..is moved by sixteen men, who, to give it the appearance of self-motion, are also concealed.

1885 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 166 Sin is the most spontaneous of self-motion.

1908 Monist 18 206 How can life which is possessed of the faculty of self-motion originate from a world of inert matter?

1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 186 A absolute indwelling power of self-motion animating the body like a soul.

2002 J. Seifert in P. Taboada et al. Person, Society & Value 123 Freedom..was recognized already by the ancients and particularly by Kant as an archetype of self-motion.

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

单词	self-motion
释义	self-motionn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈməʊʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see self- prefix and motion n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, motion n. Etymology: < self- prefix + motion n. Compare earlier self-moving n. Compare also earlier self-mover n. Motion produced by the inherent power of the person, object, etc., that moves, rather than by the action of external forces. Also in philosophical contexts: voluntary or spontaneous action; will. Cf. self-movement n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement self-moving1570 self-motion1584 autokinesy1678 self-movement1700 spontaneity1721 1584 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Navigation (new ed.) ii. v. f. 29 Accordyng to her selfe motion, she [sc. the Moone] maketh her course in 27 dayes & almost 8 houres. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) Pref. sig. A3 Ascribing that his inclination, not vnto his owne selfe-motion; but vnto Gods prouidence. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV i. iii. 99 By how much the more spontaneous..the self-motion is, by so much the more free it is judged to be. 1715 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. (ed. 2) i. ii. 10 Matter is not endow'd with Self-motion. 1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xiii A self-motive nature, which is nothing besides self-motion, is the cause of motion to all things. 1836 T. Roscoe Tourist in Spain: Andalusia iii. 89 The silver custodia, containing the sacred host..is moved by sixteen men, who, to give it the appearance of self-motion, are also concealed. 1885 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 166 Sin is the most spontaneous of self-motion. 1908 Monist 18 206 How can life which is possessed of the faculty of self-motion originate from a world of inert matter? 1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 186 A absolute indwelling power of self-motion animating the body like a soul. 2002 J. Seifert in P. Taboada et al. Person, Society & Value 123 Freedom..was recognized already by the ancients and particularly by Kant as an archetype of self-motion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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