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[ self-hood ] / ˈsɛlf hʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR selfhood ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state of being an individual person; individuality. one's personality. selfishness. Origin of selfhoodFirst recorded in 1640–50; self + -hood Words nearby selfhoodself-harm, self-hatred, selfheal, self-healing, self-help, selfhood, self-hypnosis, self-hypnotized, self-identification, self-identify, self-identity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for selfhoodInstead, each American should spend his days cultivating his individualism, his selfhood. How the American Novel Lost Its Religion|Philip F. Gura|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST If selfhood as such is a bad thing, the blame lies not with the self but with the universe, with providence. Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey The destruction of selfhood was the great evil of the old system of teaching. Dickens As an Educator|James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes The half-way position between childhood and maturity which retains the immaturity of childhood, but feels the selfhood of the man. Training the Teacher|A. F. Schauffler
In selfhood, necessary as it is, there is no virtue, and little joy. Christianity and Modern Thought|Various Selfhood I have preferred to call it; self-love, be it, if you please. Christianity and Modern Thought|Various
British Dictionary definitions for selfhood
nounphilosophy - the state of having a distinct identity
- the individuality so possessed
a person's character the quality of being egocentric Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to selfhoodcharacter, circumstances, coherence, distinctiveness, existence, identification, individualism, individuality, integrity, name, oneness, particularity, personality, self, singleness, singularity, status, uniqueness, selfdom, selfness |