self-rewardedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfrᵻˈwɔːdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfrəˈwɔrdəd/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + rewarded adj. Compare earlier self-reward n., self-rewarding adj.

Of virtue, a virtuous deed, etc.: bringing reward in the form of pleasure or satisfaction in having acted virtuously. Cf. self-reward n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [adjective] > rewarded > rewarded by oneself

self-rewarded1767

1767 T. Blacklock Revealed Relig. in Paraclesis 248 To ask the old philosophers why they thought virtue self-rewarded, and eligible on its own account.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 229 Her sweet and loving temper was self-rewarded. She enjoyed the happiness she gave.

1869 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. Feb. 480 The purpose of the address..[was] to bring before their younger brethren the self-rewarded duty of being something higher than merely traders in drugs.

1902 Amer. Jrnl. Philately July 184 Modesty, like virtue, is self-rewarded.

2010 N. Naaman-Zauderer Descartes' Deontological Turn vi. 188 To attain true and solid contentment, the agent must aim for virtue as her ultimate, self-rewarded moral end.

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

单词	self-rewarded
释义	self-rewardedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfrᵻˈwɔːdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfrəˈwɔrdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, rewarded adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + rewarded adj. Compare earlier self-reward n., self-rewarding adj. Of virtue, a virtuous deed, etc.: bringing reward in the form of pleasure or satisfaction in having acted virtuously. Cf. self-reward n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [adjective] > rewarded > rewarded by oneself self-rewarded1767 1767 T. Blacklock Revealed Relig. in Paraclesis 248 To ask the old philosophers why they thought virtue self-rewarded, and eligible on its own account. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 229 Her sweet and loving temper was self-rewarded. She enjoyed the happiness she gave. 1869 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. Feb. 480 The purpose of the address..[was] to bring before their younger brethren the self-rewarded duty of being something higher than merely traders in drugs. 1902 Amer. Jrnl. Philately July 184 Modesty, like virtue, is self-rewarded. 2010 N. Naaman-Zauderer Descartes' Deontological Turn vi. 188 To attain true and solid contentment, the agent must aim for virtue as her ultimate, self-rewarded moral end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1767
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