单词 | selfdom |
释义 | selfdomn. 1. That which constitutes one's own self or individuality; one's self; selfhood. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood personage1531 selfhood1568 identity1596 selfness1611 personship1645 egoity1651 I-hood1653 ipseity1659 inbeing1661 minehood1662 my-ness1662 selfship1664 personal identity1694 seity1709 personality1710 proprium1781 me1828 I-shipa1834 I-ety1835 selfdom1848 ownhood1856 I-ness1870 ego-hood1873 1848 T. H. Chivers Search after Truth 46 That Achilles believed firmly that his friend Patrocles was still living in his entire Ipsiety, or selfdom, in his disembodied state, is proven by his continually calling upon him while pouring out the sacred libation. 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory II. 373 If death should..put his selfdom to the test of loneliness. 1980 Y. Hanegbi tr. A. Steinsaltz Thirteen Petalled Rose i. 20 This consciousness of their separate selfdom blocks the divine plenty and at the same time obscures the truly unchanging essence that lurks beneath the individual personality. 2014 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Feb. 7/2 The neural machinery that underlies critical aspects of an individual's cognitive experience and selfdom. 2. The realm or domain of the self; (also) preoccupation with the self. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self self-centrality1642 selfhood1647 selfism1731 self-involution1800 self-absorption1803 self-consciousness1833 selfdom1852 self-involvement1860 self-centredness1861 self-centration1862 self-centralization1863 self-centralism1890 self-orientation1950 1852 Monthly Christian Spectator Jan. 15 Selfdom, whether hidden in the person, the love of family or friends, was overcome by that diviner love. 1859 J. Pulsford Quiet Hours New Ser. 79 Such was the origin of the vast empire of Selfdom, which in every principle and operation is antagonistic to the Kingdom of Love. 1920 Homiletic Rev. Mar. 236 More would find this analogy correct..if they would cultivate God and otherdom more and man and selfdom less. 2014 Caribbean Stud. 42 299 She..decides to look within herself for answers. She is still grappling with those definitions but finds solace in selfdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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