self-exploration

noun

self-ex·​plo·​ra·​tion ˌself-ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce self-exploration (audio)
-ˌsplȯ-
: the examination and analysis of one's own unrealized spiritual or intellectual capacities

Examples of self-exploration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The new movement focuses on personal choice and the benefits of self-exploration rather than applying strict rules of complete sobriety. Adam Holm, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 His campaigning leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024 The sun in Libra is lighting up your 12th house of closure, healing and introspection, while Mars in Cancer activates your ninth house of belief systems and self-exploration. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility and legacy. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 Before October comes to a close, your celestial ruler, Mercury, will oppose Uranus on Oct. 30, bringing unexpected shifts and information, particularly around matters of travel, education and self-exploration. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 Women at this stage have often fulfilled many of the roles expected of them—caregiver, professional, partner—and find themselves at a crossroads where societal expectations diminish and disappear, leaving room for genuine self-exploration. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Zhang basked in Beijing’s emerging space for self-exploration. Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024 Kwon’s poetic prose gilds a narrative that tightly weaves together myth, self-exploration, and artistic ambition. The New Yorker, 22 July 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-exploration was in 1954

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“Self-exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-exploration. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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