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- Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλοτιμία
- English todayphilotimia
From Ancient Greek φιλοτιμία (philotimía) from φιλο- (philo-, “love”) + τιμή (timḗ, “honour”); see philo-.
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philotimia
Today it means: The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition. Full definition →
Ancient Greek φιλοτιμία