Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self indulgence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: self- in-dul-gence
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of self-indulgence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Secondly, we must avoid any temptation towards hopeless self indulgence. That is, that we despair of the electorate and present policies not to win government, but to indulge ourselves."
"This is a handbook for self indulgence."
"Therefore, what Proverbs is to Godlike wisdom, Ecclesiastes is to man's carnal tendencies and his self indulgences. This book accentuates man's self indulgences, his selfish propensities, his moral depravity, his irreverence for God and the spiritual things of God."

Usage

Inflected Forms

self indulgences (plural)

Questions

What does self indulgence mean?: Alternative form of self-indulgence.

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