单词 | selfism |
释义 | selfismn. Preoccupation with or concentration on one's own interests or affairs; selfishness; self-centredness. Also: spec. a theory or doctrine which maintains that regard for personal interest is the primary motive for human action (cf. selfish adj. 1b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > vanity > [noun] idleshipa1250 vanitya1340 self-love1539 self-liking1549 conceit1563 vainness1567 self-pridea1586 self-delight1591 self-admiration1609 self-respect1609 self-lovingnessa1628 self-idolatry1643 self-idolizing1643 selfism1731 coxcombry1745 coxcombliness1765 coxcombicality1766 coxcombery1774 narcissism1822 narcism1938 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self self-centrality1642 selfhood1647 selfism1731 self-involution1800 self-absorption1803 self-consciousness1833 selfdom1852 self-involvement1860 self-centredness1861 self-centration1862 self-centralization1863 self-centralism1890 self-orientation1950 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [noun] > selfism self-love1622 selfism1871 1731 ‘A. Scriblerus’ Gorgoneicon 78 In short Sim says, that he has liv'd to see Whigism and Torism, Courtism and Countrism, all converted into Selfism. 1757 T. Hollis Let. 9 Dec. in F. Blackburne Mem. T. Hollis (1780) I. 66 Selfism..will and must overwhelm and destroy every thing that is valuable and excellent. 1832 B. Disraeli Contarini Fleming II. ii. x. 110 That nothing could tempt me to compromise my absorbing selfism. 1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 50 Hobbes and the other advocates of selfism. 1929 Simpsons' Daily Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 3 May 14/2 Even the craziest of the advocates of a new regime of selfism, of lawlessness and of sensuality will hardly contend that these modern vogues have enhanced happiness. 1966 D. G. Gillham Blake's Contrary States 69 The later advocates of selfism say that their theory is natural, but their claim lacks the authority of observation or experience. 2008 R. Meyer Why We hate Us i. 19 What matters most is Me: the sacred, discovered, reinvented center of the universe—Me. It is selfism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731 |
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