otherismn.
/ˈʌðərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈəðəˌrɪz(ə)m/ Now rare.
Devotion to the interests of others; altruism.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > altruism
otherism1826
altruism1852
alter-egoism1885
other-regardingness1894
other-regard1938
1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds i. 6 That fond..otherism, so interesting in the heroines of romance.
1883 W. Arthur On Difference between Physical & Moral Law 148 Your good feeling towards them is only ‘otherism’ or ‘altruism’, not brotherly love.
1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 281 From Self-ism to Other-ism is the supreme transition of history.
1997 Re: Questions on Revolution & Violence in soc.politics.marxism (Usenet newsgroup) 23 Feb. That kind of thinking is used to excuse failure of socialism (and anarchism and otherism) to go global.
Derivatives
ˈotherist n. rare an altruist.
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1904 J. Wells Life James H. Wilson 400 He was really an altruist or otherist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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