ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Otherhood

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Otherhood is a noun meaning The state or quality of being other.

Meaning

The state or quality of being other.

Example Sentences

This otherhood, itself based on solidarity with other human beings, provides the difference which evades paradox.
The result is a life of “otherhood” where the individual is divided from any sense of community or social identity.
The attempt to remake nature in terms of grace and to restructure the world according to other-worldly postulates resulted in the eventual loss of transcendent otherhood.

Synonyms for otherhood

Depending on context, synonyms include otherness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include otherliness, otherness, outsiderhood, otherwiseness, other-worldliness, otherworldliness.

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