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
This is a self-realization story hung on a romantic comedy — to begin with, it takes place in an airport, the most rom-commy of all rom-com settings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
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
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
They are immortal and eternal, because they are the supreme self-realization of the eternal reason.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace
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