Definition of personnal
1. personal [ a ] concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
Examples:
"a personal favor"
"for your personal use"
"personal papers"
"I have something personal to tell you"
"a personal God"
"he has his personal bank account"
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
In representing part of this new picture , I will be recounting some of my own personal experiences , reactions and judgments ; but my primary aim is to transcribe what Englishmen themselves are saying and writing and implying about the Roman and Anglican_Churches and about the present religious state of England .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
After_all , the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal , economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control .
After_all , the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal , economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control .
(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)
I write about Northern liberals from considerable personal experience .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
The King decided to remove Ibrahim a week before elections and to institute a non-party Council_of_Government under his personal direction .
Synonyms personal Related Terms impersonal own of_her_own of_one's_own individualized individualised individual in-person intimate in-person person-to-person private personalized ad_hominem face-to-face private2. personal [ a ] particular to a given individual
Used in print:(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)
At_any_rate , the substance of Eichmann 's testimony was that all his actions flowed_from his membership in the party and the SS , and though the Prosecutor did his utmost to prove actual personal hatred of Jews , his success on this score was doubtful and the anti-Semitic lesson weakened to_that_extent .
(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
At_the_same_time , because the personal code of the detective coincides with the legal dictates of his society , because he likes to catch criminals , he is in middle_class eyes a virtuous man .
The individualism and public service of the private_detective both stem from his dedication to a personal code_of_conduct : he enforces the law without being told to do so .
By upholding his own personal code_of_behavior , the private_detective has placed himself in opposition to a society whose fabric is permeated with crime and corruption .
If the detective insists upon retaining his personal standards , he must now do so in conscious defiance of his society .
Synonyms personal Related Terms subjective3. personal [ a ] of or arising from personality
Examples:
"personal magnetism"
(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)
Do patriots everywhere know enough about how the persecution of the Jews in Germany and later in the occupied countries contributed to terrorizing the populations , splitting apart individuals and groups , arousing the meanest and most dishonest impulses , pulverizing trust and personal dignity , and finally forcing people to follow their masters into the abyss by making them partners in unspeakable crimes ?
Synonyms personal Related Terms personality4. personal [ a ] intimately concerning a person's body or physical being
Examples:
"personal hygiene"
5. personal [ a ] indicating grammatical person
Examples:
"personal verb endings"
6. personal [ n ] a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
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