egoism
11egoism — ► NOUN 1) an ethical theory that treats self interest as the foundation of morality. 2) another term for EGOTISM(Cf. ↑egotistical). DERIVATIVES egoist noun egoistic adjective egoistical adjective …
12egoism — [ē′gō iz΄əm, eg′ōiz΄əm] n. [Fr égoïsme < L ego: see I2] 1. the tendency to be self centered, or to consider only oneself and one s own interests; selfishness 2. egotism; conceit 3. Ethics the doctrine that self interest is the proper goal of… …
13egoism — /ee goh iz euhm, eg oh /, n. 1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one s personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism). 2. egotism or conceit. 3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self interest. [1775 85; …
14egoism — See egoism, egotism …
15egoism — • själviskhet, egennytta • egoism, själviskhet, egennytta, jagiskhet …
16egoism — [[t]i͟ːgoʊɪzəm, e̱g [/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Egoism is the same as egotism …
17egoism — the belief that people have a moral obligation to serve others or the greater good ; term coined by Auguste Comte. Generally opposed to self interest or egoism …
18egoism — egoizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Savimeilė, skatinanti rūpintis tik savo materialine ir dvasine gerove, kitų žmonių interesų nepaisymas, savanaudiškumas. kilmė pranc. égoisme< lot. ego – aš atitikmenys: angl.… …
19egoism, egotism — Both words and their adjectival forms, egoistic and egotistic, refer to preoccupation with one s own self, or ego. Egoism, less commonly used than egotism, emphasizes self importance in relation to other things: Joe has quite enough egoism to… …
20egoism — noun Date: 1800 1. a. a doctrine that individual self interest is the actual motive of all conscious action b. a doctrine that individual self interest is the valid end of all actions 2. excessive concern for oneself with or without exaggerated… …
