authentic self

collocation in English

meaningsofauthenticandself

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authentic
adjective
uk
/ɔːˈθen.tɪk/us
/ɑːˈθen.t̬ɪk/
If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say ...
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self
noun
uk
/self/us
/self/
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from ...
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(Definition ofauthenticandselffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofauthentic self

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Perhaps greater equality in the family may offer girls some protection, by offering more opportunity forauthenticself-development free from conflicts about appropriate gender-role behavior.
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A case study illustrates the argument for placingauthenticself-expression and 'music proper' within the context of wider contemporary debate.
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Indeed, the expression of hisauthenticselfis muffled by terminology over which he can have no mastery.
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In this quest, the present and the locale became secondary concerns, as theauthenticselfwas determined by an absent truth.
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Therefore, death/thrash bands' exclusion from tourism stages was seen as a factor which served to enhance genuine andauthenticself-expression.
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The argument made here sustains essential aspects of the expressivist theory of art while drawing out its existential component that seesauthenticself-expression as a valuable concept.
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Sadko decides that his false self, the image in the mirror, is hisauthenticself.
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Otherwise, even the rare examples of trulyauthenticself-representations remain visible only within the narrow circles of academia or human rights festivals.
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It is the place where theauthenticselfturns around and becomes the self without self.
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Recalling historic practices of indigenous peoples, the artist offers his modern rituals as events through which to experience connections with theauthenticselfand others.
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Similarly, acting in concordance with one'sauthenticself-concept is critical for the expression of care and compassion.
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One of the ways the mother helps the baby develop anauthenticselfis by responding in a welcoming and reassuring way to the baby's spontaneous feelings, expressions, and initiatives.
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Choosing well for these couples meant aligning their actions with their authentic selves and being faithful to their deepest perceptions about the situation.
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They had become authentic selves.
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This combination of age, life experiences, and improved cognitive skills helps adolescents and young adults find their authentic selves.
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