non-egoisticaladj.
/ˌnɒnˌiːɡəʊˈɪstᵻkl/, /ˌnɒnˌɛɡəʊˈɪstᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌnɑnˌiɡoʊˈɪstᵻkəl/ Relating to or concerned with the non-ego (Philosophy); not self-regarding, not prompted by self-interest.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > objectivity > [adjective]
utterc900
outerc1380
objectual1606
objective1648
selfless1651
external1667
non-egoistical1842
transgredient1904
1842 W. Hamilton Diss. in T. Reid Wks. (1846) II. 817 The scheme of Non-Egoistical Idealism, which, in all its forms, is necessarily hyperphysical.
a1856 W. Hamilton Metaphys. 302 If the representative object be supposed..(according to another [theory]) something numerically different from the conscious mind or self, it may be distinguished as Non-Egoistical.
1961 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 22 54 This alone would suffice in order that obligation figure as nonegoistical.
1976 Jrnl. Philos. 73 457 The standard criticism of egoists is that they simply cannot achieve such nonegoistical goods.
1989 A. Soble et al. Eros, Agape & Philia 152 If we're to escape the difficulties attributed to Plato's theory we shall need something more than a non-egoistical theory of love.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1842- to take no nonsense
- to take no observe
- to take no person
- to take no persons
- to take no prisoners
- to take no stock in
- to take note
- to take notice
- to take notice to
- to take objection
- to take occasion
- to take occasion by the forehead
- to take occasion by the forelock
- to take occasion by the foretop
- to take odds
- to take odds of
- to take of worth
- to take off
- to take off a person's hands
- to take off an embargo
- to take off guard
- to take off his or her perch
- to take off one's guard
- to take off one's hat
- to take off the books