nonself

nɒnˈsɛlf

nonselves

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Definition of nonself - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

Rare

any entity other than oneself

Rare

In meditation, one learns to observe the nonself.

otherness

medical

TECH.

all agents and substances not the body's own

TECH.

The immune system attacks nonself to protect the body.

alien

foreign

non-native

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Origin of nonself

English, non- (not) + self (individual)

Examples of nonself in a sentence

Artists often explore the idea of nonself in their work.
Vaccines introduce nonself to train the immune system.
Nonself recognition is crucial for immune response.

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French:non-soi, éléments étrangers, ...
German:Nicht-Selbst, körperfremde Substanz, ...
Italian:non-sé, non-io, ...
Spanish:no-yo, agente externo, ...
Portuguese:não-eu, não próprio, ...
Chinese:非自我, 异己, ...
Japanese:非自己, 異物, ...
Arabic:غَيْر الذَّات, غَيْر الذَّاتِي, ...
Hebrew:הַלֹּא עַצְמִי, גּוֹרֵם זָר, ...
Russian:не-я, чужеродные вещества, ...
Ukrainian:не-я, чужорідні агенти, ...
Hindi:अ-स्व, गैर-स्वयं, ...
Bengali:অপর-স্ব, অপর, ...
Catalan:no-jo, no propi, ...
Czech:ne-já, cizí, ...
Danish:ikke-selv, fremmedlegeme, ...
Dutch:niet-zelf, vreemde stof, ...
Greek:μη-εαυτός, ...
Hungarian:nem-én, nemsaját, ...
Khmer:អ្វី ឬ បុគ្គលផ្សេងពីខ្លួនឯង, អ្វីៗដែលមិនមែនជារបស់រាងកាយខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:타자, 비자기, ...
Persian:غیرخود, غیرخودی, ...
Polish:nie-ja, obce elementy, ...
Portuguese (BR):não-eu, não próprio, ...
Romanian:non-sine, non-self, ...
Swedish:icke-själv, främmande ämnen, ...
Thai:อนัตตา, สิ่งที่ไม่ใช่ของร่างกาย, ...
Turkish:benlik dışı, yabancı madde, ...
Vietnamese:phi bản ngã, các chất ngoại lai, ...

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