English Dictionary

autology

/ɔːˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/

noun

The study of oneself. / (grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself. / (more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.

Autology is a fascinating field of study that focuses on understanding oneself.

意味（1）

The study of oneself.

If only the discoverer of autology (self-knowledge) had said, "Let all drugs alone, even Detoxyl, eat simple, nutritious food, sleep and play and work in the open air, and don't worry — then acids and poisons will not accumulate in your system, you will have a high vitality and resisting power, disease and pestilence will pass you by.

意味（2）

(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.

Holly, the noun for the thorny-leaved shrub of the holiday season requires two Vs. While we righteously call holy the divine autology of spelling, we should compassionately refrain from calling holey (containing holes) an infernal autology.

意味（3）

(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.

Within systems theory, autology provides the solution to this problem of self-reference. Through the concept of autology, systems theory can describe itself as a form of self-description describing itself.