egotism
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Egotism could be the highest form of artistry.
From Time • Jan. 8, 2010
Repelled by German culture, at home in England, he was pro-Ally during the War, wrote Egotism in German Philosophy during the War years.
From Time Magazine Archive
For all the papers, which discussed Your wedding plans, shall turn your cake to crust, Publish your letters and your photographs, And trail your Egotism in the dust!
From The Rubáiyát of a Bachelor by Rowland, Helen
Egotism and the selfish use of conditions and men for the profit of the individual were never so universal as in the country of Macchiavelli, where unfortunately they still are frequently in evidence.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
Egotism in the religious form is perhaps more tolerated than in any other; but it is not on that account less perilous to the egotist himself.
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh
Vocabulary lists containing egotism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Chapters 16–17
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