"self-realization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-realizations [plural]
Etymology: self- + realization Etymology templates: {{prefix|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-EAA7HCxB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 24 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 69 20 11
  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-RSdXpDIF

Inflected forms

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