selfist
selfist adjective: believing in or practicing selfism.
Adjective
selfist
- Believing in or practicing selfism.
- To do this, you should have sympathy for all humanity, and this cannot be done as long as you are a selfish or even selfist person.2012, Zadmehr Torabi, Amerrycountry: Autorabiography, page 44
- To be selfist, one must presume divergence of interest.2015, John P. Powelson, The Institutions of Economic Growth, page 149
Noun
selfist (plural selfists)
- A selfish person.
- [T]he pretentious wiſdom, and the knowing cautions of men—reputed to be of high ſtanding in phyſiological ſcience, but whoſe philoſophy, as it is that of the materialiſt, ſo does it prompt them to palliate, or even to juſtify, the practices of licentious ſelfiſts.1860, Isaac Taylor, “Essay I. Ultimate Civilization.”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC, part I, section VIII, pages 96–97
- We have in the priests and elders the selfist prosperous in his schemes, and untouched, unhurt. We have in Judas the selfist wounded and disappointed, beginning to " eat of the fruit of his own way, and to be filled with his own devices."1846, The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine)., page 306
- A proponent of selfism; One who believes in their right and their responsibility to look after their own needs and desires.
- The selfist uses himself to achieve his goals, whereas the selfish uses others to achieve his goals. The selfist gets to a point where he simply must gather up all that is generated by his name and work so that he may properly organize his life; the selfist simply needs time to himself.2013, KRS-One, The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument
- The selfist, on the other hand, believes that those same persons wield power to their own advantage only, and care little or not at all about the aspirations of their constituents.2015, John P. Powelson, The Institutions of Economic Growth, page 149
selfist meaning in Tamil
selfist in Tamil
- இன்ப ஒழுக்கக் கோட்பாட்டாளர்
Examples of selfist in a sentence
- Separateness in selfist thought is transmogrified into a perverted freedom (or set of freedoms), themselves devoid of attendant responsibilities.2018, Michael J. DeValve, Tammy S. Garland, Elizabeth Q. Wright, A Unified Theory of Justice and Crime, page 7:
- To remedy this , she developed the idea of being a "selfist" (not to be confused with selfish), whose needs are just as important as her family's.2023, Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Never Enough, page 237:
Forms of selfist
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Origin of selfist
From self + -ist.
Questions about selfist
- What does selfist mean?
- Selfist means believing in or practicing selfism.
- What is selfist in Tamil?
- Selfist in Tamil is இன்ப ஒழுக்கக் கோட்பாட்டாளர். See Selfist meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use selfist in a sentence?
- Separateness in selfist thought is transmogrified into a perverted freedom (or set of freedoms), themselves devoid of attendant responsibilities.
- What part of speech is selfist?
- Selfist can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near selfist in the dictionary
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