单词 | philautian |
释义 | † philautianadj. Obsolete. rare. Selfish, conceited. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > self-loving self-loved1590 self-loving1593 philautian1693 1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Dr. Burnet's Theory 5 Many Men in the World,..deeply sick of a Philautian Arrogancy..have gone about to perswade them, that there is nothing valuable in Learning..but what is known to their Learned Selves. 1811 P. B. Shelley Let. 25 July (1964) I. 123 This is entirely a philautian argument. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1693 |
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