self-identity

American

[self-ahy-den-ti-tee, -i-den-, self-] / ˈsɛlf aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, -ɪˈdɛn-, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.

self-identity British

noun

the conscious recognition of the self as having a unique identity

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Etymology

Origin of self-identity

First recorded in 1865–70

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self-identity

Regional Development Minister Tibor Navracsics, a former EU commissioner, who spearheaded the adoption of the self-identity law, denies any discriminatory intent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

For parents who choose to bring their newborn on outings — even a walk or a doughnut run — the experience can feel like a microdose of self-identity, said Reff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

Jackson’s spectral self-identity was a guiding light as he and the composer Anna K. Jacobs collaborated on “Teeth,” a new musical based on Mitchell Lichtenstein’s 2007 indie scary movie of the same name.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

This season marks the second that Perez is executive producing the show and returns to last season’s self-identity and belonging curriculum.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

The immediate identity of the natural soul has been raised to this pure “ideal” self-identity; and what the former contained is for this self-subsistent reflection set forth as an object.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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