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egohood

egohood noun: the state of possessing an ego; the recognition of one's ego; personality.

Noun

egohood (uncountable)

  1. The state of possessing an ego; the recognition of one's ego; personality.
    • Contrary to the theories of Julian Jaynes stating that consciousness only rose in the sixth century B.C., it is absolutely clear that with this great work of art we have entered into the world of self-consciousness, for the dilemma of consciousness is what the Gilgamesh epic is all about. The name...1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 195

Origin of egohood

From ego + -hood.

Questions about egohood

What does egohood mean?
Egohood means the state of possessing an ego; the recognition of one's ego; personality.
What part of speech is egohood?
Egohood is a noun.

Words near egohood in the dictionary

  1. egofag
  2. egofaggotry
  3. egofags
  4. egofest
  5. egofests
  6. egohood
  7. egoic
  8. egoical
  9. egoically
  10. egoing
  11. egoism

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