heart-searching

[ hahrt-sur-ching ]

/ ˈhɑrtˌsɜr tʃɪŋ /

a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.

OTHER WORDS FROM heart-searching

heart-search·er, noun

It was the wistful time, the homesick, heart-searching time.

The High Heart |Basil King
Its use in reference to the works of the Church of Sardis teaches us a deeply solemn and heart-searching lesson.

The Great Commission |C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
But the heart-searching feature of this strange booming in the night was a rhythm, a pulsation that spoke of life.

The Pools of Silence |H. de Vere Stacpoole
Oh, what secret prayer and what heart-searching discipline the heart needs before God can use it!

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour |Various

It is a heart-searching and heart-revealing relation, that of a parish to its parson.

The Joys of Being a Woman |Winifred Kirkland

heart-searching

examination of one's feelings or conscience