ipseity

noun

ip·​se·​ity

ipˈsēətē

plural -es

sometimes capitalized

: individual identity : selfhood

those heavenly moments … when a sense of the divine ipseity invades me

—L. P. Smith

Word History

Etymology

Latin ipse self, himself + English -ity

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