as in identity
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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Recent Examples of selfhood
Concepts like zero, karma, ahimsa, non-duality, and moksha shaped not just her identity but how the world understands selfhood, suffering, time, and truth.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
This intimate portrait offers rare access to a vanishing nomadic circus community, tracing seven years in the life of a young man caught between tradition and selfhood.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Whatever independence and selfhood Tim and Millie once had has been destroyed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Be honest and forthright, because your Leo horoscope for August 2025 begins with Leo season strengthening your first house of selfhood, self-perception, and identity.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
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Sensory design has played an enormous role in developing this new identity for the bathroom, and the 2026 NKBA Bath Trends Report shows that numerous sensory trends are expected to continue gaining mainstream traction.—
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Police have not released name or identity of the man suspected shooting Patterson and his roommate.—
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Over the course of his life, Reagan worked as a clothing salesman, actor, radio personality, author, and political commentator.—
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But his personality is different.—
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“Selfhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfhood. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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