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altruistic, a.|æltruːˈɪstɪk|
[f. Fr. altruiste (adj. f. altruisme) + -ic. Earlier than altruist.]
Of or pertaining to altruism; actuated by regard for the well-being of others; benevolent.
1853Lewes Comte's Philos. Sc. I. xxi. 221 The noble termination of the emotional series by the group of social or altruistic instincts. 1862Hinton Let. in Life (1878) 194 The word altruistic I borrow from Comte. Is it not a capital word? I am resolved to naturalise it. 1873H. Spencer in Contemp. Rev. Feb., Up to a certain point altruistic action blesses giver and receiver, beyond that point it curses giver and receiver. |