suicism

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noun

Selfishness; egoism.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounsuicism (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSelfishness; egoism.

    This Peece, or Schisme of Suicisme, and Selfishnesse, hath spawned most of the Heresies and Schismes, that are abroad in the World.

    1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia; Or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English

    Synonyms: egocentricity, me-firstism, self-centeredness, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From Latin suus (“one's own”) + -ism.

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