personhood
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsənhʊd/
- Formal
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condición de persona
- Thus, populations construct personhood and boundaries in response to specific conditions.
- identity and personhood
- definition of personhood
- conceptions of personhood
All of our language talks about personhood, self, soul.
- All of our language talks about personhood, self, soul.
- They also recognize fetal personhood, which impacts IVF and contraception.
- Will you talk a little bit about being a mom and how that sort of changed your, your personhood?
- He's talking about recognition as acknowledging the agency, the personhood.
Examples
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When America denied the personhood of Blacks, we sang blues that marked the depth of our humanity.
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The democratic citizen believes in the personhood and worth of every individual.
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The democratic citizen believes in the personhood and worth of every individual.
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But how does this idea of personal identity fit in with personhood so as to exclude my cat from being a person?
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In those images, Ted exhibits all of the remaining qualities of personhood.
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"There just needs to be ways of educating people to be more sensitive to the personhood of individuals with disabilities."
Academic text (2000) -
And, of course, both land and body are essential elements of personhood from which residential schooling sought to alienate Indigenous youth.
Academic text (2013) -
The totality of the self and thus the integrity of personhood are involved in following the moral dictates of conscience.
Academic text (1990) -
The anthropologist and ethicist Dawn Prince-Hughes argues that the standards for personhood include self-awareness, an ability to understand complex emotions and a capacity for empathy.
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Casa is the realm of relational ties and privilege that confers social personhood, human rights, and full citizenship.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person's idea of who they are
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4.6
Qualities that make someone or something different from others
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4.2
The set of things that make a person different and stay the same over time
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6.8
Being a person with your own thoughts, feelings, and a sense of who you are
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8.2
A quality of being a unique person with your own identity
Antonyms
How Recognized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Personhood is made of person and the ending -hood, where -hood means 'state' or 'condition', like in childhood. The word person comes from Latin persona, meaning 'mask' used by actors, so you can remember personhood as the 'state of being someone' with identity and rights.