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self-sciences

self-sciences is the plural of self-science.

Meaning of self-science

Noun

self-science (plural self-sciences)

  1. (dated) A systematic study of one's own inner world, using methods from science, psychology and self-reflection.
    • It shews us with what exactness and care we are to search and try our spirits, examine ourselves, and watch our ways, and keep our hearts, in order to acquire this important self-science.1745, John Mason, A Treatise on Self Knowledge, page 5

Questions about self-sciences

What is self-sciences the plural of?
Self-sciences is the plural of self-science.

Words near self-sciences in the dictionary

  1. self-scan
  2. self-scanned
  3. self-scanning
  4. self-scans
  5. self-science
  6. self-sciences
  7. self-sealing
  8. self-secure
  9. self-seed
  10. self-seeded
  11. self-seeding

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