Meaning & use
Egoic
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Relating to or dominated by the ego, especially in popular psychology and spirituality, describing thought patterns driven by self-image, status, or self-interest.
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The workshop encouraged participants to notice their egoic thoughts without judgment.
He described his old ambition as purely egoic, driven by a need for approval.
A note on using this word
Egoic became especially popular through contemporary spiritual writers like Eckhart Tolle, who use it to describe patterns of thought rooted in the constructed sense of self.
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