selfship

1. uncountableThe state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.

   [...] separate from God, or so long as God is only found in the heavens, and man is trying with the wrong key to unlock the sanctuary of this divine selfship.

   1882, Sarah A. Ramsdell, The lessons of the ages

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   Our selfship of the past must develop into citizenship. We must remember that each individual in the community is an asset to us — that no nation can be strong if its citizens are weak and diseased.

   1918, International journal of surgery

   The time-honored way was to use self as though it were a little man-inside-the-man who ordered all activities so that they pretty well suited his imperial selfship.

   1973, Melvin Herman Marx, William Allen Hillix, Systems and theories in psychology

   Having learned so much about family relationships, friendships, and, more important, the selfship, Luanne documented how to develop and nurture all relationships with the vigilant employment of loving principles.

   1999, Iyanla Vanzant, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want

plural selfships · alternative self-ship

1. slanglifestyleA situation where a person makes an OC (original character) or self-insert and ships them with their favorite character, aka a F/O (fictional other).

   the one year anniversary of my selfship with rayman is coming up tomorrow and I really wanted to get some art done, but I've been so exhausted and burnt out lately that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it...

   2023 November 5, @lexintothenex, Twitter

present singular third person selfships · participle present selfshipping · participle past selfshipped · past selfshipped · alternative self-ship

1. slanglifestyleTo ship oneself with a fictional character.