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ipseity
noun,
sometimes capitalized
ip·se·ity
\ipˈsēətē\
Definition of ipseity
-es
: individual identity : selfhood those heavenly moments … when a sense of the divine ipseity invades me — L. P. Smith
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Origin and Etymology of ipseity
Latin ipse self, himself + English -ity
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