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There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.
George Eliot

Meaning of "egoism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EGOISM

egoism  [ˈiːɡəʊˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGOISM

noun
adjective
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Egoism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EGOISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Egoism

The terms "egoism" and "egotism" may refer to: ▪ Egotism, an excessive or exaggerated sense of self-importance ▪ Ethical egoism, the doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest ▪ Psychological egoism, the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest ▪ Rational egoism, the belief that it is rational to act in one's self-interest ▪ Solipsism, the belief that only one's self exists, or that only the experiences of one's self can be verified ▪ Egoist anarchism, a form of anarchism, as most often represented by Max Stirner ▪ Egocentrism, inability to "put oneself in other peoples' shoes"...

Definition of egoism in the English dictionary

The definition of egoism in the dictionary is concern for one's own interests and welfare. Other definition of egoism is self-centredness; egotism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGOISM


altruism
ˈæltruːˌɪzəm
atheism
ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm
dichroism
ˈdaɪkrəʊˌɪzəm
echoism
ˈɛkəʊˌɪzəm
Foism
ˈfəʊˌɪzəm
heroism
ˈhɛrəʊˌɪzəm
hidalgoism
hɪˈdælɡəʊˌɪzəm
Hindooism
ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm
Hinduism
ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
locoism
ˈləʊkəʊˌɪzəm
Lysenkoism
lɪˈsɛŋkəʊˌɪzəm
machoism
ˈmætʃəʊˌɪzəm
pleochroism
plɪˈɒkrəʊˌɪzəm
Ramboism
ˈræmbəʊˌɪzəm
Titoism
ˈtiːtəʊˌɪzəm
tribadism
ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm
trichroism
ˈtraɪkrəʊˌɪzəm
vampirism
ˈvæmpaɪərˌɪzəm
xanthochroism
zænˈθɒkrəʊˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGOISM

ego boost
ego ideal
ego surfing
ego trip
ego-trip
egocentric
egocentrical
egocentrically
egocentricity
egocentrism
egoist
egoistic
egoistical
egoistically
egoity
egoless
Egoli
egomania
egomaniac
egomaniacal

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGOISM

albinoism
Averroism
Castroism
dodoism
epizoism
hoboism
hoodooism
hylozoism
Maoism
me-tooism
Moism
Negroism
panegoism
polychroism
Shintoism
Taoism
voodooism
yahooism
zoism

Synonyms and antonyms of egoism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «egoism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EGOISM

Find out the translation of egoism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of egoism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «egoism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

利己主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egoísmo
570 millions of speakers

English

egoism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहंकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эгоизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egoísmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অহমিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égoïsme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Egoisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Egoismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エゴイズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이기주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Egoisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh ích kỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்முனைப்புவாதத்திற்காகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अहंकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

egoizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egoismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egoizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

егоїзм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

egoism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγωισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfsug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egoism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egoisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of egoism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOISM»

The term «egoism» is regularly used and occupies the 86.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about egoism

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10 QUOTES WITH «EGOISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word egoism.
1
George Eliot
The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.
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George Eliot
There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.
3
Penelope Keith
Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.
4
Eugenio Montale
I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?
5
Tariq Ramadan
We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.
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John Buchanan Robinson
There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.
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John Buchanan Robinson
In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism.
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John Buchanan Robinson
But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions and all formulas; that they exist only so far as he chooses to make them his own by accepting them.
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Erwin Schrodinger
An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish.
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Erwin Schrodinger
For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGOISM»

Discover the use of egoism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egoism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Self and Others: A Study of Ethical Egoism
1. The Aim of This Essay Ethical Egoism, the doctrine that, roughly speaking, one should promote one's own good, has been a live issue since the very beginnings of moral philosophy.
Jan Österberg, 1988
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Rational Egoism: A Selective and Critical History
This book is the first full-length treatment of rational egoism, and it provides both a selective history of the subject as well as a philosophical analysis of the arguments that have been deployed in its defense.
Robert Shaver, 1999
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In Defense of Advertising: Arguments from Reason, Ethical ...
Based on the philosophy of Ayn Rand and the economics of Ludwig von Mises, Kirkpatrick argues that the proper foundations of advertising are reason, ethical egoism, and laissez-faire capitalism.
Jerry Kirkpatrick, 2007
4
James Joyce and the Politics of Egoism
In this 2001 book Jean-Michel Rabaté approaches the Joycean canon through the concept of 'egoism'.
Jean-Michel Rabaté, 2001
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The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds human life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the ...
Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, 1964
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Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory
294–97; and Elliott Sober, ''Psychological Egoism,'' in The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory, edited by Hugh LaFollette (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000). There are several egoism resources on the World Wide Web: The most extensive set of ...
Lawrence Hinman, 2007
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Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice
Enlightened egoism is a slight revision of this basic principle, adding that each person's objective is long-term welfare. This may mean that we should treat others as we would want them to treat us to ensure cooperative relations.
Joycelyn Pollock, 2008
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Max Stirner's Dialectical Egoism: A New Interpretation
Is egoism merely a legitimation for the strong to dominate the weak, for adults to exploit the young? The status of children in society was a particularly difficult topic for individual anarchist and egoist theory in the 1890s and early 1900s.
John F. Welsh, 2010
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"Emotional Amoral Egoism": A Neurophilosophical Theory of ...
This book offers a fresh look at human nature and universal security by proposing a new general theory of human nature, "emotional amoral egoism", and a specific theory of human motivation that draw on a wide range of philosophical, ...
Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan, 2008
10
Ethical Studies
Contents of Chapter 14 Introduction Non-religious reasons for being moral What is egoism? Psychological egoism Conditional egoism for the common good Ethical egoism Christian altruism Humanism Introduction Key philosophers and ...
Bob Bowie, Robert Bowie, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGOISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term egoism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Turkish elections: the struggle within
The public response to Erdoğan's political egoism was a rally to democracy, voting to allow the formation of a new representative 550-member ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
2
Pope Francis in Ecuador: Our faith is always revolutionary
But is it precisely this troubled world, with its forms of egoism, into which Jesus sends us. We must not respond with nonchalance, or complain ... «Independent Catholic News, Jul 15»
3
Lowering Hotel Operating Costs – There is a Gold Mine Surrounding …
Additionally, when a staff confident that he was a physician, he was treated with a bit some-more respect, and his egoism (and venerate of his ... «HeartZine, Jul 15»
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INSIGHTS COLUMN: Politics without love, unity and peace
To this effect, it is the opposite of egoism. If we can have altruists as politicians, violence can be fought in that the Golden Rule will reign. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
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Would You Give Up $11M For A Better Workplace Culture? The …
“The irresistible grind of the years, the entropy and egoism that pull apart so many successful teams, just washes off the team's back through ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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2015 Capital Fringe Preview #40: 'Awake All Night' by Itai Yasur
Awake All Night is about “love, commitment, obsessions, egoism, fighting against the inevitable, fighting for yourself, heartbreak, liberation,” ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
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The Round Up: Fast-track Failings and Obergefell 'egoism'
In a critical, though arguably overdue, decision, the Court of Appeal has suspended the fast-track immigration appeals system. The process ... «UK Human Rights Blog, Jul 15»
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Powerful Interview with Internationally Acclaimed French Economist …
François Hollande does not understand that a lot has changed because of the financial crisis. We have to overcome our own national egoism. «The Pappas Post, Jul 15»
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News Analysis: Europe needs "good" agreement to save Greece
... and to guarantee a real and concrete path of reforms while Europe will have to put on one side its rigidity and national egoism," he said. «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
10
The Center: Cult Appeal and Redemption
In reality, they are hunters, feeding their own egoism by targeting the weak. What's most important about this film, though, is that our hero does ... «The Platform, Jul 15»

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