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 Definitions of egoism  [ˈi goʊˌɪz əm, ˈɛg oʊ-]  

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Definition of 'egoism' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) egoism
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest

2.  egoism
egotism or conceit.

3.  egoism
the view in ethics that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

Etymology:  (1775–85; < F égoïsme)

Definition of 'egoism' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) egoism
(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality

2. (noun) egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness
concern for your own interests and welfare


Definition of 'egoism' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) egoism
the doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for

2. (noun) egoism
excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism


Definitions of 'egoism' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  egoism
the philosophy of those who, uncertain of everything but the existence of the Ego or I, resolve all existence as known into forms or modifications of its self-consciousness.


Translation of 'egoism' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: selfishness.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: selfsug Arabic flag Arabic: أنانِيَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: егоизъм
Brazilian flag Brazilian: egoísmo Czech flag Czech: sobectví German flag German: der Egoismus
Danish flag Danish: egoisme; selvoptagethed Greek flag Greek: εγωισμός Spanish flag Spanish: egoísmo
Estonian flag Estonian: isekus Farsi flag Farsi: خودخواهی Finnish flag Finnish: egoismi
French flag French: égoïsme Hebrew flag Hebrew: אָנוֹכִיוּת Hindi flag Hindi: अहंवाद
Croatian flag Croatian: egoizam Hungarian flag Hungarian: egoizmus Indonesian flag Indonesian: egoisme
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sjálfselska, eigingirni Italian flag Italian: egoismo Japanese flag Japanese: 利己主義
Korean flag Korean: 이기주의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: egoizmas Latvian flag Latvian: egoisms
Malay flag Malay: bangga diri Dutch flag Dutch: egoa asme Norwegian flag Norwegian: egoisme
Polish flag Polish: egoizm Persian flag Persian: خودخواهی Pashto flag Pashto: ځانمنى، په ځان مينتوب، ځا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: egoísmo Romanian flag Romanian: egoism Russian flag Russian: эгоизм
Slovak flag Slovak: sebectvo Slovenian flag Slovenian: sebičnost Serbian flag Serbian: egoizam
Swedish flag Swedish: egoism Thai flag Thai: ความเห็นแก่ตัว Turkish flag Turkish: bencillik, egoizm
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 自私自利的人,利己主義者 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: егоїзм Urdu flag Urdu: انانیت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tính ích kỷ Chinese flag Chinese: 自我主义,自私自利

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'egoism' - Nearby Entries  

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