self-realization
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of self-realization
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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And while it may be dangerous to attribute specific emotions to an animal, it is fair to say that, at least on a physical level, a kind of self-realization was occurring.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
The story symbolized women’s self-realization and freedom to confront “this huge masculine icon — the bridge,” she explained.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Mylod: The first step is, self-realization being a realist, I suppose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Trapped in this binary, Shields failed to crystallize her identity until college, and the film’s second half traces her road to self-realization thereafter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
If the soul exists when the body is born, it is only a latent personality which has not yet come to self-realization.
From What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul by Swain, Richard la Rue
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