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Altruism

Altruism Meaning & Definition
Altruism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Altruism?

[n] the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Synonyms | Synonyms for Altruism: selflessness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Altruism: agape | beneficence | benevolence | benevolent disposition | benevolentness | Benthamism | bigheartedness | BOMFOG | brotherly love | caritas | charitableness | charity | Christian charity | Christian love | commitment | consecration | dedication | devotion | disinterest | disinterestedness | do-goodism | flower power | generosity | giving | goodwill | grace | greatheartedness | humaneness | humanitarianism | humanity | humility | largeheartedness | love | love of mankind | modesty | philanthropism | philanthropy | sacrifice | self-abasement | self-abnegation | self-denial | self-devotion | self-effacement | self-forgetfulness | self-immolation | selflessness | self-neglect | self-neglectfulness | self-renouncement | self-sacrifice | self-subjection | unacquisitiveness | unpossessiveness | unselfishness | utilitarianism | welfarism | well-disposedness

See Also | unselfishness

Altruism In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to {egoism} or {selfishness}. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.

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