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philotimia

philotimia noun: the urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.

Noun

philotimia (uncountable)

  1. The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.

Origin of philotimia

From Ancient Greek φιλοτιμία (philotimía) from φιλο- (philo-, “love”) + τιμή (timḗ, “honour”); see philo-.

Questions about philotimia

What does philotimia mean?
Philotimia means the urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.
What part of speech is philotimia?
Philotimia is a noun.

Words near philotimia in the dictionary

  1. philotechnists
  2. philotherian
  3. philotherians
  4. philotherm
  5. philotherms
  6. philotimia
  7. philoxenia
  8. Philoxenian
  9. philoxenic
  10. philoxeny
  11. philozoic

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