self
adj.
uniform, homogeneous
pref.
to one's own body or person; of one's own body or person; by one's own body or person; from one's own body or person
pron.
one's own individual person; one's own individual identity or personality (myself, yourself, etc.)
n.
one's own person, one's own body; personality, character, identity; self-interest, personal interests of a particular individual
Self
Self may refer to:
Self (sociology), the socially-constructed aspect of a person
Self (psychology), a key construct in several schools of psychology
Self (Jung) a variation of the psychological concept of self, as put forth by
Carl JungSelf (philosophy), a unified being which is the source of an idiosyncratic consciousness
Self (spirituality) - the egoic self and the Witnessing Self in
spirituality.
Soul, a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being (some alternative, physically-based definitions for 'soul' are also popular, sometimes referred to as 'Eisteinian soul')
Atman (Buddhism), the individual impermanent self in
Buddhism, also the eternal, changeless, blissful and pure Self of the Buddha, immanent within all beings. See also
Anatta.
Atman (Hinduism), the individual self in
Hinduism. See also
Jiva.
Paramatman, within
Hinduism this describes the Supreme Soul of perfect consciousness.
Organism, a living complex adaptive system of organs
Self (novel), by Yann Martel
Self (magazine), a
US magazine
Will Self, an English novelist
William Self, an American organist and choirmaster.
William Self, an American actor and producer.
Solar Electric Light Fund, a non-profit charitable organization
Self (car)Self, a sculpture by
Marc Quinn
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self
Noun
1. your consciousness of your own identity
(synonym) ego
(hypernym) consciousness
(hyponym) anima
2. a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) number one
Adjective
1. combining form; oneself or itself; "self-control"
(similar) same
2. used as a combining form; relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"
self (mf)
n.
self-induction coil
Self
(n.)
The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality.
(n.)
Personification; embodiment.
(n.)
Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.
(a.)
Same; particular; very; identical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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