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alteregoism

alteregoism noun: altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself.

Noun

alteregoism (uncountable)

  1. Altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself.

Origin of alteregoism

From alter ego + -ism.

Questions about alteregoism

What does alteregoism mean?
Alteregoism means altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself.
What part of speech is alteregoism?
Alteregoism is a noun.

Words near alteregoism in the dictionary

  1. altered or changed
  2. altered scale
  3. altered scales
  4. alteredness
  5. altereds
  6. alteregoism
  7. alteregoistic
  8. alterer
  9. alterers
  10. alterest
  11. altereth

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