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energism

[ en-er-jiz-uh m ]
/ ˈɛn ərˌdʒɪz əm /

noun Ethics.

the theory that self-realization is the highest good.

Words nearby energism

enemy alien, eneolithic, energetic, energetics, energid, energism, energize, energizer, energumen, energy, energy audit

Origin of energism

From the German word Energismus, dating back to 1890–95. See energy, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM energism

en·er·gist, noun, adjectiveen·er·gis·tic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for energism

  • Realism is not identical with materialism, and may even be definitely connected with the very opposite, dynamism or energism.

    The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

  • However, he is wrong when he supposes that his energism is an entirely new system.

    The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

  • The first is scientific materialism, or, as some of its advocates prefer to call it, energism.

    History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn