egoism
Origin of egoism
1synonym study For egoism
Other words from egoism
- an·ti·e·go·ism, noun
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How to use egoism in a sentence
Ethical egoism – which says that the ethical thing is that which brings about the greatest happiness for oneself – is a relevant ethical theory in this situation.
A Philosopher Answers Everyday Moral Dilemmas In A Time Of Coronavirus | LGBTQ-Editor | April 15, 2020 | No Straight NewsHe spoke continually of himself, indeed, but still in enigmas; a veiled prophet of egoism.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonWhat delicate comprehension of everything, what a loving heart, what a complete absence of egoism!
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevHe has attained to annihilating himself, his hateful ego; but I too; it's not from egoism, I pray not.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevMy sufferings, my repugnance, my feelings, all my egoism—for I know that I am an egoist—ought to be sacrificed to the family.
Honorine | Honore de Balzac
And when, with cynical egoism, they have collected their unnumbered dollars, what do they do with them?
American Sketches | Charles Whibley
British Dictionary definitions for egoism
/ (ˈiːɡəʊˌɪzəm, ˈɛɡ-) /
concern for one's own interests and welfare
ethics the theory that the pursuit of one's own welfare is the highest good: Compare altruism
self-centredness; egotism
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