Examen
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noun.
An examination; an investigation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Examination; disquisition; inquiry; scrutiny.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Examination; inquiry.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
examination
;
inquiry
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a critical study (as of a writer's work)
noun.
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
Word Usage
"The practice is called the examen, and begins with asking God to open my eyes to see my day as He might see it."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
criticism
critique
introspection
self-contemplation
self-examination
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
examination
inquiry