self-identity
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of self-identity
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The law stipulates that under the "right to self-identity", settlements are entitled to protect and preserve their "social structure".
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
“To let go of that feeling was something which took me time, and obviously I had to do my own catharsis. I had self-identity doubts,” Chand said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 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
The tryzub emblem is said to represent a stronger self-identity for Ukraine.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023
To keep within the self-identity of the object is to suspend thought.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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