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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.
Denis Diderot

Meaning of "self-possessed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-POSSESSED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-POSSESSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Possessed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-POSSESSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-possessed in the English dictionary

The definition of self-possessed in the dictionary is having control of one's emotions, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-POSSESSED

self-parody
self-parodying
self-perpetuating
self-pity
self-pitying
self-pityingly
self-poisoning
self-pollinated
self-pollination
self-portrait
self-possessedly
self-possession
self-praise
self-preoccupied
self-preservation
self-pride
self-proclaimed
self-professed
self-promotion
self-pronouncing

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-POSSESSED

all-dressed
blessed
compressed
depressed
distressed
dressed
hard-pressed
impressed
obsessed
oppressed
possessed
pressed
processed
recessed
repressed
stressed
the blessed
to be sadly missed
undressed
unprocessed
unstressed

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELF-POSSESSED»

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

Translation of «self-possessed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-POSSESSED

Find out the translation of self-possessed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-possessed 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-possessed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自有
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dueño de sí mismo
570 millions of speakers

English

self-possessed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- يمتلكها النفس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выдержанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de si
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বায়ত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sang-froid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

selbstbeherrscht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷静な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침착 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duweni dhuwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vưng lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய பித்துப்பிடித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची मालकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendine hakim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padrone di sé
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opanowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витриманий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stăpân pe sine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψύχραιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedaard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

behärskad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

behersket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-possessed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-POSSESSED»

The term «self-possessed» is regularly used and occupies the 71.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-POSSESSED» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SELF-POSSESSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-possessed.
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Blake Bailey
I keep three framed photographs on my desk: the latest school picture of my daughter; a photo of my wife getting her diploma from the University of Chicago; and Lytton Strachey, looking serenely self-possessed.
2
Denis Diderot
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-POSSESSED»

Discover the use of self-possessed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-possessed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South ...
Smith analyzes Indic literature from all ages-the earliest Vedic texts; the Mahabharata; Buddhist, Jain, Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Tantric texts; Hindu devotional literature; Sanskrit drama and narrative literature; and more than a hundred ...
Frederick M. Smith, 2013
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An outline of logic
The temperate are self-possessed. The self-possessed are full of resource. The full of resource are fearless. .". The prudent are fearless. A Sorites "may he expanded into a series of syllogisms in the first figure, the conclusion of each being the ...
Francis Garden, 1871
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Self-possessed Cures: "The Serene Research"
Self-possessed Cures is for the epidemic of joints pain and muscles afflictions to kill the symptoms with 100% convalescence without any side effect and with certain out come.
Dr. Anees / "SAVANTS", 2014
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Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
ANALYZING THE HEALTHY NINE Level i: The Self-Possessed Guide At their best, very healthy Nines allow themselves to become fully empowered, independent persons. Having overcome their fear of loss and separation from others, they ...
Don Richard Riso, 1996
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Public Vision, Private Lives: Rousseau, Religion, and ...
Re both self-possessed and other-oriented? These and other issues converge, in this study, on this question: Can we achieve a common life and also support thriving private lives? Rousseau, I have suggested, offered different responses to  ...
Mark Sydney Cladis, 2007
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The Hauerwas Reader
We seek to be self-possessed. We seek to deny that we depend on others for our existence. We will be self-reliant and we resent and avoid those who do not seek to be like us— the strong. We will be friends to one another only so long as we ...
Stanley Hauerwas, John Berkman, Michael Cartwright, 2001
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The Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1914
The concept of the self-possessed individual can have democratic or libertarian implications: the former if the equality among individuals is emphasized; the latter if the person's possession of self is emphasized. Conversely, as is suggested in ...
Nancy Cohen, 2002
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Continental Feminism Reader
autonomous or sovereign agency through which we direct our world, Butler's angry and mournful eulogy to what we did not make and what is not our own sounds like nostalgia for the very notion of sovereign self- possessed subjectivity she ...
Ann J. Cahill, Jennifer Hansen, 2003
9
The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power, and Spirit Possession
We do not have possession because it is contradictory to our model of subjectivity as individuals and self-possessed agents who desire autonomy. Possession requires an external force that overcomes and inhabits the body ( threatening the ...
Mary Keller, 2005
10
Unpopular Mr. Lincoln: The Story of America's Most Reviled ...
Herndon explained that Lincoln was a diffident man, rather shy in society, especially in a crowd of ladies and gentlemen at a party. For that reason, he admired audacious men, quick-witted, cheeky, and self-possessed. Lincoln loved to tell this ...
Larry Tagg, 2009

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-possessed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Henrietta Bingham, the Jazz Ages Secret Lothario
Tall and self-possessed, Henrietta Bingham oozed sex appeal and charisma, seducing men and women with her Kentucky drawl and coquettish gaze. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
2
Last Days: The Week in Review Speeding Locomotives, Self
MONDAY, MAY 11 This week of speeding locomotives, self-possessed newscasters, and a heartening protest against a Northwest threat kicked off with a largely ... «TheStranger.com, May 15»
3
Axelrod: 'No One Got Under Barack's Skin More than Maureen Dowd'
Axelrod even calls his former boss “self-possessed,” and said Obama — while being interviewed by Dowd as a candidate in 2008 — “blistered” her for a column ... «Mediaite, Feb 15»
4
Round Table: Four self-possessed voices from Young Hollywood
In fact, all of this year's panelists seemed self-possessed, freely sharing their views on higher education, social media and role models. They also discussed their ... «Los Angeles Times, Nov 14»
5
In praise of Canada: self-effacing and yet self-possessed
And that attitude embodies what makes Canada such an admirable country, so self-effacing and yet self-possessed. The rest of the world could learn a lot from ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
6
Life-Size Nudes, Slumping but Self-Possessed
HUDSON, N.Y. — Bruce Gagnier's life-size figure sculptures have been popping up everywhere this past year: at Lori Bookstein Fine Art, the National Academy ... «Hyperallergic, Aug 14»
7
Three to Watch: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs Come to UT
Self-possessed, extremely articulate, and unfailingly positive even as they describe serious obstacles, Milton Dumbuya, Florence Kamaitha, and Lombola ... «The Alcalde, Jul 14»
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Review: 'Beyonce' is portrait of a grownup, self-possessed diva
Once again, we have underestimated Beyonce's unique powers. Friday's surprise iTunes release of the 32-year-old diva's self-titled "visual album" -- 14 songs, ... «USA TODAY, Dec 13»
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Poised and self-possessed, Drake takes Newark
The rapper paused to lace up his sneaker. He finished a verse of "Own It," a typically earnest song from his latest album, took a swig from one of two bottles ... «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Oct 13»
10
Rooney Mara Is Aloof And Self-Possessed
There's a new Rooney Mara profile in the NYT Times magazine. She doesn't call herself aloof this time. No, she doesn't. But the word does appear in a list of ... «Socialite Life, Aug 13»

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