selfshipn.
/ˈsɛlfʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈsɛlfˌʃɪp/ Now rare.
Selfhood, individuality; (also) preoccupation with oneself, self-centredness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood
personage1531
selfhood1568
identity1596
selfness1611
personship1645
egoity1651
I-hood1653
ipseity1659
inbeing1661
minehood1662
my-ness1662
selfship1664
personal identity1694
seity1709
personality1710
proprium1781
me1828
I-shipa1834
I-ety1835
selfdom1848
ownhood1856
I-ness1870
ego-hood1873
1664 T. K. Popes Pedigree 17 Selfship hath over-grown the Empire.
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues i. xxxiv. 143 Can you compare your distinct Selfship with this immense compass, and yet not conceive your self surrounded?
1894 Outlook 2 June 979/2 The luxurious apartments gratuitously provided reduced to a minimum their self-ship and self-denial.
1974 Kenosha (Wisconsin) News 21 Jan. 6/7 Lordship does not express itself in self-ship but love-ship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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