Altruism
WordNet
noun
(1) The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
WiktionaryText
Etymology
1853, from , coined 1830 by , from + , from , from , dative of , from which also English . Apparently inspired by French Latin legal phrase , from . Introduced into English by in 1853, in his translation Comte’s Philosophy of the Sciences, 1, xxi.
Noun
- Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; – opposed to egoism or selfishness.
See also
- bell the cat
- misandry (hatred of males)
- misogyny (hatred of females)