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Meanings of egoism in inglés

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Concern for your own interests and welfare.

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      egoísta

      The tendency to think of self and self-interest.

            Usage of egoism in inglés
            1
            It was an ideal style to promote a policy of 'sacred egoism'.
            The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
            2
            For us the future means egoism; further than that we cannot see.
            The Country Doctor
            3
            He hated them all; he felt himself crushed by this universal egoism.
            Jean-Christophe, Volume I
            4
            The magnificent egoism of mankind in love struck her as distinctly diverting.
            The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
            5
            The girl found his incredible egoism at once amusing and extremely exasperating.
            Queed: A Novel
            6
            The old distinction between egoism and altruism is thus an artificial one.
            Human Traits and their Social Significance
            7
            We think of egoism and intellectualism as closely confined to the arts.
            The Financier: A Novel
            8
            Yes, modesty; for egoism such as he had was not foolish pride.
            The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
            9
            They fittingly express the consummate egoism with which I was then afflicted.
            John Henry Smith / A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
            10
            My love had blinded my wisdom with the heavy mask of egoism.
            The Idol of Paris
            11
            This petrifaction of egoism would from amazedly to austerely refuse the petition.
            The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
            12
            For the robust egoism of Mr. Burns is largely a class pride.
            The Rise of the Democracy
            13
            The story was sentimental drivel, full of whimpering soft-heartedness and gushing egoism.
            The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
            14
            He could not help laughing at her egoism: and she laughed too.
            Jean-Christophe, Volume I
            15
            The fierce, tender egoism of her love filled him with exultant pride.
            The Sheriff's Son
            16
            With a child's egoism I seized only upon my own particular case.
            Paul Kelver
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