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exteriority

Syllables: ex·te·ri·or·i·tyUS/ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/

exteriority noun: surface; externality; outside.

Noun

exteriority (countable and uncountable, plural exteriorities)

  1. surface; externality; outside
    • Man's knowledge of God is an attempt to perceive himself in the mirror of exteriority; man exteriorizes his own essence before he recognizes it in himself, and the opposition between God and man is a 'mystified' version of the opposition between the species and the individual.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...

Forms of exteriority

pluralexteriorities

Origin of exteriority

From exterior + -ity. Compare French extériorité.

Words formed from exteriority

Questions about exteriority

What does exteriority mean?
Exteriority means surface; externality; outside.
What part of speech is exteriority?
Exteriority is a noun.
How do you pronounce exteriority?
Exteriority is pronounced /ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/ (US).
What is the plural of exteriority?
The plural of exteriority is exteriorities.

Words near exteriority in the dictionary

  1. exteriorise
  2. exteriorised
  3. exteriorises
  4. exteriorising
  5. exteriorities
  6. exteriority
  7. exteriorization
  8. exteriorizations
  9. exteriorize
  10. exteriorized
  11. exteriorizes

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