exteriority en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/ (US)
- /ɛkˌstɪɹiˈɑɹɪti/ (US)
- /ɛkˌstɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/ (US)
- /ɪkˌstɪɹiˈɑɹɪti/ (US)
Etymology
From exterior + -ity. Compare French extériorité.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) surface; externality; outside
Man's knowledge of God is an attempt to perceive himself in the mirror of exteriority; man exteriorizes his own essence before he recognizes it in himself, and the opposition between God and man is a 'mystified' version of the opposition between the species and the individual.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exteriorities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |