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egoism

noun
/ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/US

Etymology

From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.

  1. derived from ego
  2. derived from egoismus
  3. borrowed from égoïsme

Definitions

  1. The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.

  2. The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.

  3. Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).

The neighborhood

Derived

ethical egoism, panegoism, rational egoism

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at egoism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at egoism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at egoism

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA