单词 | i-ism |
释义 | I-ismn. (a) Metaphysics the reference of all things to one's own consciousness, egoism. (b) The frequent use of ‘I’, egotism of style.Sense (b) apparently represents an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > subjectivism > [noun] > egoism or solipsism egomismc1730 egoism1785 I-ism1840 solipsism1874 pan-egoism1896 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > (obtrusive) use of 'I' egotism1715 egoism1807 I-ism1840 1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 620 The oneism, the I-ism of the German, making for each individual his own mind the centre of his universe. 1848 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) I. 191 Your affectionate letter demanded some I-ism. 1886 Illustr. London News 4 Dec. 598/2 I wonder whether any other writers..often fall into the sin of ‘I, I, I-ism’. 1963 H. Thomson New Religs. Japan i. 27 Most of the new religions could be called religions of ‘I-ism.’ 1997 Miami Herald (Nexis) 18 Feb. 1 d There is no I-ism on this team. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840 |
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