Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egotheism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egothe-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deification of one's own self.

Uncountable

noun

The view that the idea of God is nothing more than a conception of the self.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Italic *egō Archaic Latin eco Latin ego Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English egotheism From Latin ego + English theism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

egotheist egotheistic

Questions

What does egotheism mean?
The deification of one's own self.
Where does egotheism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Italic *egō Archaic Latin eco Latin ego Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English egotheism From Latin ego + English theism.

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