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he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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In came exultations of subjectivity and selfhood—the stuff of life that cannot be boiled down to facts and scientific data.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Each distinct persona carves out a portion of his selfhood.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Mark’s dilemma frames a superlative new season that probes the nature of selfhood, death, and most of all love.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Russell creates work spans art, gender, race, and technology, with a focus on the intersections of cyberculture and digital selfhood.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Each distinct persona carves out a portion of his selfhood.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Mark’s dilemma frames a superlative new season that probes the nature of selfhood, death, and most of all love.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Russell creates work spans art, gender, race, and technology, with a focus on the intersections of cyberculture and digital selfhood.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for selfhood
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“Selfhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfhood. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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selfhood
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self·hood
ˈself-ˌhu̇d 
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