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Meanings of egotism in English
Synonyms
Examples for "selfishness"
Examples for "selfishness"
1
A disbelief in God results in selfishness, and in various moral catastrophes.
2
Russia stands for reaction; England for selfishness and perfidy; France for decadence.
3
The life that rejoices in solitude may be only rejoicing in selfishness.
4
The persecutions of the early Church originated partly in selfishness and superstition.
5
It needs much discipline and watchfulness; it excludes all self-will and selfishness.
1
It was an ideal style to promote a policy of 'sacred egoism'.
2
For us the future means egoism; further than that we cannot see.
3
He hated them all; he felt himself crushed by this universal egoism.
4
The magnificent egoism of mankind in love struck her as distinctly diverting.
5
The girl found his incredible egoism at once amusing and extremely exasperating.
Usage of egotism in English
1
Then it was that in the stupidity of his egotism he said:
2
Henceforth, you will no longer live in the selfish egotism of solitude.
3
Carew was all in all: his devouring egotism swallowed up historical association.
4
At least a bank manager's money is not so tainted by egotism.
5
Her shallowness soothed him; her inconsequent egotism helped him to forget himself.
6
Nor is the fact of civilization sufficient to rescue our parochial egotism.
7
Once, in a spirit of unconscious egotism, she wrote to her confessor:
8
By the terrible alchemy of egotism you converted your remorse into rage.
9
Yet in these letters there is hardly a touch of offensive egotism.
10
Is it not the apotheosis of egotism, of Self beyond the grave?
11
But his intolerable egotism deprived him of vision necessary for supreme leadership.
12
She, like the rest, had the formidable, thrice-callous egotism of the provinces.
13
Rising to the height of egotism he shouted, I have done it.
14
The custom of keeping a journal certainly has this drawback-itencourages egotism.
15
The egotism of Great Britain is equalled only by her narrow-minded avarice.
16
Cora smiled faintly at this egotism, but made no reply in words.
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Egotism through the time
Egotism across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare