selfhood

plural selfhoods

1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesState of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.
2. uncountableusuallyThe fully developed self; one's personality, character.

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   Indeed, while geography is neither a key dimension of identity nor its determinant, it is one of the most important categories through which nationhood can be explored and articulated. It both grounds a sense of national selfhood and gives it a framework through which a continuous shaping of identity can "take place."

   2002, Amila Buturović, Stone speaker: medieval tombs, landscape, and Bosnian identity in the poetry of Mak Dizdar

3. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness.

   Synonyms: egocentricity, me-firstism, solipsism, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness