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Meaning of ALTRUISM

Pronunciation:  'altroo`izum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
 

ALTRUISM is a 8 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: selflessness
 
 Antonyms: egocentrism, egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest
 
 See Also: unselfishness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It.
altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.]
Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the
interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to
{egoism} or {selfishness}. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: agape, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, Benthamism, bigheartedness, BOMFOG, brotherly love, caritas, charitableness, charity, Christian charity, Christian love, commitment, consecration, dedication, devotion, disinterest, disinterestedness, do-goodism, flower power, generosity, giving, goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, humaneness, humanitarianism, humanity, humility, largeheartedness, love, love of mankind, modesty, philanthropism, philanthropy, sacrifice, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, selflessness, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, utilitarianism, welfarism, well-disposedness
 

 

 

 

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