Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
self-recognition. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
self-recognition, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
self-recognition in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
self-recognition you have here. The definition of the word
self-recognition will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
self-recognition, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From self- + recognition.
Noun
self-recognition (uncountable)
- (philosophy) The experience of one's own life, personality, etc.; recognition of oneself as a full-bodied individual.
- Synonym: self-awareness
- A recognition made chiefly by oneself; an understanding reached by one's own thought and reflection.
- 2021, Jones v. Mississippi (U.S. Supreme Court No. 18–1259), Justice Sotomayor dissenting:
- Graham therefore insisted that sentencers not deprive juvenile non-homicide offenders "of the opportunity to achieve maturity... and self-recognition of human worth and potential" by sentencing them to die in prison.
- (immunology) The process by which the immune system distinguishes the body's own cells, DNA, etc. and those of a foreign, possibly pathogenic, agent.