Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The development or fulfillment of one's potential.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The making, by an exertion of the will, that actual which lies dormant or in posse within the depths of the soul.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
fulfillment of ones ownabilities orcapacities . - noun The direct experience of being, in relation to one's inner nature as an unbounded creator of one's reality.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the fulfillment of your capacities
Etymologies
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Examples
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This process, which he termed self-realization, is not the one-dimensional, narcissistic fulfilment of ego trips.
John Stanley: A Buddhist Ecology Of Self John Stanley 2012
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Gordon: But that might not be self-realization to some.
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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There are no borders here, no heroes or traitors, no paths to self-realization: Just the information.
Evan Hansen: Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero? Evan Hansen 2011
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There are no borders here, no heroes or traitors, no paths to self-realization: Just the information.
Evan Hansen: Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero? Evan Hansen 2011
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There are no borders here, no heroes or traitors, no paths to self-realization: Just the information.
Evan Hansen: Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero? Evan Hansen 2011
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Kwall for Zimmerman: What does she think of the idea of the plaintiff having speech interests, or autonomy/self-realization interests, in her own persona?
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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It is an order promoting life rather than death, peace rather than terror, self-realization rather than frustration, community rather than alienation and personal opportunity rather than powerlessness.
William S. Becker: The Solar Soldier Is No Fad William S. Becker 2011
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There are no borders here, no heroes or traitors, no paths to self-realization: Just the information.
Evan Hansen: Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero? Evan Hansen 2011
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It is an order promoting life rather than death, peace rather than terror, self-realization rather than frustration, community rather than alienation and personal opportunity rather than powerlessness.
William S. Becker: The Solar Soldier Is No Fad William S. Becker 2011
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There are no borders here, no heroes or traitors, no paths to self-realization: Just the information.
Evan Hansen: Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero? Evan Hansen 2011
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