Meaning & use
Philautia
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Self-love, ranging from a healthy sense of self-worth to excessive self-regard or vanity.
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The therapist distinguished healthy philautia from narcissistic self-obsession.
Ancient Greek philosophers debated whether philautia was a vice or a necessary foundation for loving others.
A note on using this word
One of several Ancient Greek words for love, alongside eros, philia, and agape, now sometimes used in psychology writing about self-compassion.
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Words with an opposite meaning
selflessnessself-loathing
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