liminality
/ˌlɪmɪˈnælɪti/
the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage
liminality in a sentence
“Adolescence is a space of liminality between childhood and adulthood.”
Origin of liminality
Latin limen threshold
Related Words
epistemic humility
a humble attitude toward one's own beliefs and knowledge
steelmanning
the practice of addressing the strongest possible version of an opponent's argument
hallucination
a perception of something not present
metacognition
awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
cognitive dissonance
the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes
neuroplasticity
the ability of the brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections