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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ego·ism 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 feelings of self-importance — compare egotism 2Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 egoism ego·ism / 5e^EuizEm; 5i:^-; NAmE -^ou- / (also egot·ism / 5e^EtizEm; 5i:^- / ) noun[U] (disapproving) the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else 利己主义；自高自大；自负；自我主义 • ego·is·tic / 7e^Eu5istik; 7i:^-; NAmE -^ou- / (also egot·is·tic·al, / 7e^E5tistikl; 7i:^E- / egot·is·tic / 7e^E5tistik; 7i:^E- / ) adj. • egot·is·tic·al·ly / -kli / adv. OLT egoism noun ⇨ pride Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ego·ism \ˈē]gəˌwizəm, -(ˌ)gōˌiz- sometimes ˈe]\ noun (-s) Etymology: French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego I + -ismus -ism — more at i 1. a. (1) : the philosophic doctrine of some Cartesians and Fichteans that all the elements of knowledge are in the ego and the relations that it implies or provides for (2) : solipsism b. : the philosophic doctrine (as that held by Fichte) that identifies ultimate reality with an absolute ego 2. a. : the ethical doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action — called also psychological egoism b. : the ethical doctrine that individual self-interest is the valid end of all action — called also ethical egoism; compare altruism 3. [by alteration] : egotism 4. : excessive libidinization of the ego — compare narcissism Synonyms: see conceit |
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