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单词 philautia
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philautian.

Brit. /fᵻˈlɔːtɪə/, U.S. /fəˈlɔdiə/, /fəˈlɑdiə/
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin philautia; Greek ϕιλαυτία.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin philautia (5th cent.) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ϕιλαυτία self-love, self-conceit (also as a Greek word in Cicero) < ancient Greek ϕίλαυτος loving oneself ( < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + αὐτός self: see auto- comb. form1) + -ία -ia suffix1.
Now archaic and rare.
Self-love; self-conceit; undue regard for oneself or one's own interests; = philauty n.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-love
philautia1528
self-love1539
philauty1564
self-lovingnessa1628
self-partiality1628
1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man To Rdr. f. xvjv They will saye yet moare shamefully, that no man can vnderstonde the scriptures without philautia, that is to saye philosophy. A man must fyrst be well sene in Aristoteles, yer he can vnderstonde the scripture saye they.
a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iii. ii Such as giue themselues to Philautia [printed Plulantia], as you do, maister.
a1660 Wasp or Subject's Precedent (1974) v. ii. 85 Excellent Hony all Italy over; but tas a smack of Narcissus flower, Philautia or self love, & that mars the sale of it.
1926 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 41 563 Love of gaming and pleasures immoderate; philautia or self-love.
1987 Renaissance Q. 40 153 It is perhaps not merely scholarly philautia that causes one to believe that this is an exceptionally exciting period in Renaissance literary studies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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