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单词 self-partiality
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self-partialityn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfpɑːʃɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌpɑrʃiˈælədi/
Forms: see self- prefix and partiality n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, partiality n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + partiality n. Compare earlier self-partial adj.
Now rare.Common in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Bias or prejudice in favour of one's own interests. Also: excessive regard for or admiration of oneself as compared with others. Also occasionally as a count noun.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-love
philautia1528
self-love1539
philauty1564
self-lovingnessa1628
self-partiality1628
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxix. sig. P3v I know not what selfe-partialitie, makes vs thinke our selues behind-hand, if wee offer not repayment in the same coine wee receiued it.
1664 Duchess of Newcastle CCXI Sociable Lett. lxiv. 135 All Brags are heightened by the help of Self-partiality or Self-opinion beyond the Truth.
1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. x. 189 Hardness of Heart with respect to others, joined with this Self-partiality.
1796 S. Nicklin Addr. to Young Lady II. 38 Which is the quality too insignificant..to countenance the pride resulting from self-partiality?
a1813 J. W. Simpson Serm. (1816) xxv. 450 Equity..excludes all those biases of the mind, and unreasonable self-partialities, which incline us to favour ourselves too much.
1847 Morning Post 3 Sept. 2/2 That modest discrimination which even self-partiality cannot wholly blind to the imperfections of the work of their brain.
1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables iii. 55 It seemed to hold up her image, wholly relieved from the false light of her self-partialities.
1994 Times 9 Sept. 19/1 The Vatican..stands accused of extreme self-partiality and a total want of consideration of others.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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