Dictionary entry

Altruism

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Al″tru‐ism (�), n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; — opposed to egoism or selfishness. J. S. Mill.