Personhood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Personhood is a noun meaning The state or period of being a person.
Meaning
The state or period of being a person.
More Meanings
- The status of being considered as a person.
Example Sentences
A majority of the present world's peoples delay the conferral of personhood (to children).
[Animals] are conscious; they are subjectively aware; they have interests; they can suffer. No characteristic other than sentience is required for personhood.
These examples reveal that the shared personhood of hunters and prey was mutually comprehensible, such that hunters could see the animalness of themselves and the humanness of prey, and prey could see the humanness of themselves […]
Word Forms
- personhoods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include personality, character, personness, personalty, humanhood, peopleness.
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