Selfhood
noun
The individual, personal identity or consciousness of a human.
She finally understood her selfhood after many years of self-discovery.
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- discover his/her/their selfhood
- understand one’s selfhood
noun
The quality or state of being an individual or independent person.
The girl's selfhood was reflected in her unique style and ideas.
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- maintain one's selfhood
- respect someone's selfhood
noun
In philosophy, the selfhood is the state or quality of being a unique and individual being.
The philosopher's work dealt with concepts of selfhood and existentialism.
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- examine selfhood
- philosophy of selfhood
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noun
The individual, personal identity or consciousness of a human.
She finally understood her selfhood after many years of self-discovery.
Often appears as...
- discover his/her/their selfhood
- understand one’s selfhood
noun
The quality or state of being an individual or independent person.
The girl's selfhood was reflected in her unique style and ideas.
Often appears as...
- maintain one's selfhood
- respect someone's selfhood
noun
In philosophy, the selfhood is the state or quality of being a unique and individual being.
The philosopher's work dealt with concepts of selfhood and existentialism.
Often appears as...
- examine selfhood
- philosophy of selfhood
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Personal Journey
Selfhood often refers to a personal journey of discovering who you are.
His travel experiences greatly shaped his selfhood.
Pro Tip 2/2Inner Reflection
The word emphasizes internal understanding, not just external labels.
Through meditation, she sought to connect with her selfhood.
Pro Tip 1/2Personal Journey
Selfhood often refers to a personal journey of discovering who you are.
His travel experiences greatly shaped his selfhood.
Pro Tip 2/2Inner Reflection
The word emphasizes internal understanding, not just external labels.
Through meditation, she sought to connect with her selfhood.
Pro Tip 1/2Personal Journey
Selfhood often refers to a personal journey of discovering who you are.
His travel experiences greatly shaped his selfhood.
Pro Tip 2/2Inner Reflection
The word emphasizes internal understanding, not just external labels.
Through meditation, she sought to connect with her selfhood.
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Say your truths and seek...
that each one of us comes into this world with a unique worth. When I looked into the face of a newborn, I caught a glimpse of that worthiness, that sense of unapologetic selfhood, that unique spark.
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Say your truths and seek...
that each one of us comes into this world with a unique worth. When I looked into the face of a newborn, I caught a glimpse of that worthiness, that sense of unapologetic selfhood, that unique spark.
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Paul Bloom
Canadian Psychologist
Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting their perspectives so as to share their experiences. This allows us to enjoy fictional events that would shock and sadden us in real life.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault, and flawless at everything you do.
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Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
Here is where our real selfhood is rooted, in the divine spark or seed, in the image of God imprinted on the human soul. The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and transcendence.
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Kevin Young
Blackface remains exoticist and offensive as a practice, not just because of its long tradition of being used to mock black selfhood, sexuality, and speech but because of its assertion that black people are merely white people sullied by dark skin.
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Tracee Ellis Ross
American Actress
My goal is to make space for my selfhood. All of it. All of me, not just the parts I like or think that others like but all of it.
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Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
In our post-Freudian world, it is no longer a goal to become people of character who live out a God-ordained ideal of selfhood.
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Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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Jonathan Dee
American Novelist
Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.
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Martin Heidegger
German Philosopher
Transcendence constitutes selfhood.
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Paul Bloom
Canadian Psychologist
Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting their perspectives so as to share their experiences. This allows us to enjoy fictional events that would shock and sadden us in real life.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault, and flawless at everything you do.
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Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
Here is where our real selfhood is rooted, in the divine spark or seed, in the image of God imprinted on the human soul. The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and transcendence.
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Kevin Young
Blackface remains exoticist and offensive as a practice, not just because of its long tradition of being used to mock black selfhood, sexuality, and speech but because of its assertion that black people are merely white people sullied by dark skin.
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Tracee Ellis Ross
American Actress
My goal is to make space for my selfhood. All of it. All of me, not just the parts I like or think that others like but all of it.
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Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
In our post-Freudian world, it is no longer a goal to become people of character who live out a God-ordained ideal of selfhood.
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Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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Jonathan Dee
American Novelist
Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.
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Martin Heidegger
German Philosopher
Transcendence constitutes selfhood.
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