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Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
Harold Prince

Meaning of "self-indulgence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-INDULGENCE

self-indulgence  [ˌsɛlfɪnˈdʌldʒəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-INDULGENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Indulgence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-INDULGENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

self-indulgence

Hedonism

Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure. Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of pain. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by Aristippus of Cyrene, a student of Socrates. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest good.

Definition of self-indulgence in the English dictionary

The definition of self-indulgence in the dictionary is the act or an instance of allowing yourself to have or do things you enjoy very much but which are not essential.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-INDULGENCE


allegiance
əˈliːdʒəns
birefringence
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns
convergence
kənˈvɜːdʒəns
diligence
ˈdɪlɪdʒəns
divergence
daɪˈvɜːdʒəns
divulgence
daɪˈvʌldʒəns
effulgence
ɪˈfʌldʒəns
emergence
ɪˈmɜːdʒəns
emulgence
ɪˈmʌldʒəns
exigence
ˈɛksɪdʒəns
indulgence
ɪnˈdʌldʒəns
insurgence
ɪnˈsɜːdʒəns
intelligence
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
negligence
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns
overindulgence
ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒəns
refulgence
rɪˈfʌldʒəns
resurgence
rɪˈsɜːdʒəns
urgence
ˈɜːdʒəns
vengeance
ˈvɛndʒəns
vergence
ˈvɜːdʒəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-INDULGENCE

self-image
self-immolation
self-importance
self-important
self-importantly
self-imposed
self-improvement
self-incompatibility
self-incompatible
self-induced
self-inductance
self-induction
self-inductive
self-indulgent
self-indulgently
self-inflicted
self-insurance
self-interest
self-interested
self-interestedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-INDULGENCE

actionable intelligence
artificial intelligence
at your convenience
contingence
counterintelligence
criminal negligence
Declaration of Indulgence
emotional intelligence
gross negligence
indigence
intransigence
machine intelligence
marketing intelligence
mergence
misintelligence
postemergence
re-emergence
social intelligence
submergence
swarm intelligence
tangence

Synonyms and antonyms of self-indulgence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELF-INDULGENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «self-indulgence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of self-indulgence

Translation of «self-indulgence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-INDULGENCE

Find out the translation of self-indulgence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-indulgence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-indulgence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我放纵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autoindulgencia
570 millions of speakers

English

self-indulgence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वयं भोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانغماس الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баловство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autocomplacência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোগপরায়ণতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abus de bonnes choses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepuasan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstverwöhnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好き放題
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indulgensi dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sa ngã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய-அனுபவித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: लाच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rahatına düşkünlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indulgenza verso se stesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

self- odpust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

баловство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- indulgență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλθακότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfbevrediging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

njutningslystnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nytelsessyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-indulgence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-INDULGENCE»

The term «self-indulgence» is regularly used and occupies the 71.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-INDULGENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-indulgence

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6 QUOTES WITH «SELF-INDULGENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-indulgence.
1
Robert Dallek
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place.
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Sebastian Junger
In some ways, risk-taking is the ultimate act of self-indulgence, an obscene insult to the preciousness of life. And yet, how can one dismiss something that persists despite every reasonable theory that it shouldn't?
3
Eric Liu
Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation.
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Harold Prince
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
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Ayn Rand
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
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Jeffrey Tate
I don't like to hurry. I'm not a conductor of the fast, fiery romantic type. I prefer Bruckner, with the sincerity of his musical language and the huge time spans in which his ideas develop, to Mahler, with his hysteria and self-indulgence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-INDULGENCE»

Discover the use of self-indulgence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-indulgence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Low-Carb Sweets: And the Art of Self-Indulgence
" For the health conscious, this book has added appeal because of the nutritious ingredients used to create these low-carb goodies.
Sharon Allbright, 2003
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Moral Luck: Philosophical Papers 1973-1980
3. Utilitarianism. and. moral. self-indulgence. My problem arises from the question of what one is to do in circumstances where there are strong reasons, particularly of a utilitarian kind, for doing something which one finds morally distasteful, ...
Bernard Williams, 1981
3
Mindless Self Indulgence Albums: If, You'll Rebel to ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D. ...
SELF-INDULGENCE A SOURCE OF POVERTY. "He that loveth pleasure snail be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich." — Prov. xxi. 17. Self- indulgence is prevalent amongst all classes. There is a strong tendency in all to ...
David Thomas, 1870
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An Ethical Essay: Or, an Attempt to Enumerate the Several ...
For our Religion does not enjoin upon us any Impossibilities. SELF- INDULGENCE. Our Appetites and Passions are so apt to lead us from the Path of Duty and Happiness, that if we wish for that Self-Approbation, so conducive to them, we shall ...
Edward Augustus Holyoke, John Brazer, 1830
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Gift Giving: A Research Anthology
The answer to the second question may surprise some, but in all likelihood people have been giving gifts to themselves since the early beginnings of self- indulgence. The Oxford Universal Dictionary, 3rd ed., defines indulgence in its reflexive ...
Cele Otnes, Richard Francis Beltramini, 1996
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Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, ...
He is at all times perfectly reckless as it respects self-indulgence in some form. This is settled. Whenever he hesitates about any given course, it is because of the strength of the self-indulgent spirit, and with design upon the whole to realize the ...
Charles Grandison Finney, George REDFORD (D.D.), 1851
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Tiaras, Mirrors, and Truth: Releasing a Woman's Princess ...
Self-protection is Self Indulgence In reality; however, self-protection is self indulgence. “[b]ut she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives” (1 Timothy 5:6). Jesus warned against self indulgence, as recorded in Matthew 23: 25, “'Woe to ...
Pamela D. Ousley, 2010
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Codependent Forevermore: The Invention of Self in a Twelve ...
"Getting in touch with emotions" became "Moderating intensity" and "Seeking serenity." "Taking care of myself" branched off into "Self-indulgence" and "Ending relationships." Over time, a set of four topics emerged that constitute the narrative  ...
Leslie Irvine, 1999
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Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices for the ...
On the one side of the razor is self-flagellation (judging, demeaning, and dismissing the self), and on the other side is self-indulgence. Nice People are prone to self-indulgence because (1) they want their anxiety to go away, and (2) they have ...
James Rapson, Craig English, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-INDULGENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-indulgence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cities need boring bridges not celebrity self-indulgence
The purpose of a bridge is simple enough: to span a river or a ravine. And until recently the form of the most elaborate and elegant — from Brunel's Clifton ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Good premise swapped for self-indulgence
Can a title be smarter than the movie it fronts? That's not the first metaphysical poser proffered by the oddly, brainily named Self/less, but it's the one that lingers ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
3
Ten examples of public-funded self-indulgence
One could produce a telephone directory-size document on the number of parties held by the state in the name of celebration and self-indulgence. Of them, the ... «BDlive, May 15»
4
Rex Murphy: The modern university risks becoming a cocoon of self
The new model of the university risks becoming a cocoon of self-indulgence and actual anti-intellectualism. Administrators, in particular, take a craven posture ... «National Post, Mar 15»
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My View: Self-indulgence nothing new for Illinois politicians
In more than four high-profile terms, he ignored a parade of Illinois politicians who'd pulled similar stunts of self-indulgence before him. And the 33-year-old ... «Rockford Register Star, Mar 15»
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New Afterwords: Self-Indulgence, Now Available in Paperback
The most self-serving words in a book are in newly added forewords and afterwords, revealing little beyond the author's bias. Illustrates BOOKS-AFTERWORD ... «Valley News, Mar 15»
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The Apple Watch Marketing Ploy That May Link Virtue, Self-Indulgence
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) newly unveiled smartwatch's health features could provide a link between virtue and self-indulgence in the mind of consumers ... «Benzinga, Mar 15»
8
Radical Islam's seeds of destruction lie in self-indulgence
In sum, self-indulgence and strategic ineptitude are the hallmarks the Islamist campaign. The catastrophe of the Islamist program is matched by the ineptitude of ... «The Australian, Jan 15»
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From 'selfie stick' to Sydney siege shame, our self-indulgence has …
Comments (3) This Christmas, whatever you're doing, resist the urge to take a selfie, writes Ian Midgley. The social media age has given us many things that ... «Hull Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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World Trade Center skydivers displayed 'inexcusable self-indulgence'
Three extreme-skydiving enthusiasts showed “inexcusable self-indulgence” by parachuting off the One World Trade Center tower, a judge said on Tuesday in ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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