Noun
self-identification (countable and uncountable, plural self-identifications)
The act of self-identifying.
As you are now, the personality is only an obstacle. Self-identification with the body may be good for an infant, but true growing up depends on getting the body out of the way. Normally, one should outgrow body-based desires early in life. (...) Nisargadatta Maharaj
Another factor in the shifting demographics of the city was the changing self-identification of Minsk residents of mixed ancestry – in independent Belarus they identify as Belarusians. Source: Internet
Gandhi's early self-identification with truth and love as supreme values is traceable to these epic characters. Source: Internet
However self-identification is not objective, and as Kopstein and Lichbach argue, defining regimes can be tricky. Source: Internet
Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves as practicing BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community or subculture is usually dependent on self-identification and shared experience. Source: Internet
I’ve loudly supported women’s rights, as well as civil rights, gay rights and transgender rights (apart from the absurd new trend of limitless gender self-identification), and I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. Source: Internet