ALTERITY
Noun
alterity (countable and uncountable, plural alterities)
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
Source: Wiktionary
Al*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. altérité.]
Definition: The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.] For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity) rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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