self-cultivation
- noun
- /sɛlfˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
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autocultivo
- Through self-cultivation, he learned to manage his stress and enhance his well-being.
- the process of self-cultivation
- self-cultivation and self-transformation
- the idea of self-cultivation
Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
- Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
Examples
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Moral education, as "the formation of character," is a form of self-cultivation, and as such, it is a lifetime endeavor.
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The mission of a person bent on self-cultivation is then to assist in the unfolding of the transcendental reality in this world.
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When following a program of self-cultivation, where does the curriculum come from?
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In his advice to the king, he was simply addressing the question of self-cultivation.
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And so if elites have a culture today, it is a culture of individual self-cultivation.
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In the process of self-cultivation, as Tu sees it, there occurs a 'transcendental breakthrough,' a leap to a dimension other than the secular.
Academic text (2016) -
China's foreign policy exhibits no global ambitions or messianic ideological plans, limiting itself to self-cultivation.
Academic text (2010) -
The average citizen, the PHS authors believed, had "unrealized potential for self-cultivation, self-direction, self-understanding, and creativity."
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Self-cultivation helps individuals grow and improve their personal skills over time.
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She dedicated her evenings to self-cultivation by reading books on psychology and philosophy.
Synonyms
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4.0
A process of trying to make yourself better in skills, knowledge, or habits
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4.0
To improve yourself by learning about your feelings and skills over time
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3.8
Developing and improving a person's mind, manners, or social skills
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4.1
Learning by yourself without a teacher or school
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3.5
Continuing to learn new skills and knowledge throughout your life
Antonyms
How Cultivated
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1.0
508
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-cultivation = cultivation (transparent) = self + cultivation
Clear composition of 'self' + 'cultivation' meaning cultivation of oneself; learners who know the components can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Self-cultivation combines self ('your own') and cultivation ('to grow' or 'to tend a garden'). So, think of it like gardening for yourself: you carefully care for your habits and skills so you can grow and improve.