"self-realization" meaning in All languages combined

See self-realization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-realizations [plural]
Etymology: From self- + realization. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|realization}} self- + realization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-realization (countable and uncountable, plural self-realizations)
  1. The fulfillment of one's own abilities or capacities; self-actualization. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-realization-en-noun-7se2Hc4~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 20 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 21 2
  2. The direct experience of being, in relation to one's inner nature as an unbounded creator of one's reality. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-realization-en-noun-~HzCNJ9w
  3. A realization about oneself. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-realization-en-noun-ku5ULUl-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: self-realisation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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