"identity: [from Latin idem same, prob. after entitas ENTITY, but perh. assoc. w. identidem repeatedly: thus ident- was established as the comb. form of idem...] 1. The quality or condition of being identical in every detail; absolute sameness; an instance or example of this. Also the fact of being identified with. 2. The condition or fact of a person or thing being that specified unique person or thing, esp.: as a continuous unchanging property throughout existence; the characteristics determining this individuality, personality..."