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Pronunciation : Him*self"
Part of Speech : pron.
Definition : 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19. David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24. The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14. Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14. With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.

Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.

2. One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself. By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself. -- To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Him*self", Him*selve" (
Part of Speech : Him*selv"en
Definition : Defn: Themselves. See Hemself. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913