selfhood
selfhood
Definition
self·hood (-ho̵od′)
noun
- all the things that make one what one is; personality or individuality
- the condition of being self-centered; selfishness
selfhood
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- imagine: The individualistic paradigm of the self attempts to imagine selfhood as unitary.
- understand: Cultural Identity This module looks at how the interrelated concepts of identity and difference are relevant for understanding social selfhood in general.
Adjective modifier
- modern: She is particularly interested in the study of modernity, globalization and modern selfhood as these apply to contemporary Hindu belief and practice.
- own: It feels as if our own selfhood would scream out at us after a while, " Hey, look at me!
- early: The critical focus on issues of early modern selfhood, subjectivity, and identity is uncannily connected to our professional stature and identity.
- ideal: Renaissance and Reformation culture offered far more than one model of ideal selfhood, and not all of them focused on sacrifice.
- separate: Subhuti, Bodhisattvas who are wholly devoid of any conception of separate selfhood are truthfully called Bodhisattvas.
- cultural: Cultural selfhood and otherness - Debate 29 April: Can cultures really bring communities together without ' universalising ' their diversity?
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