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altruistic — a. 1. Referring to altruism, marked by the theory of devotion to others. 2. Devoted to others, philanthropic, unselfish, friendly to man, attached to the common weal … New dictionary of synonyms
philanthropic — I adjective accommodating, almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, brotherly, charitable, civic minded, considerate, devoted to others, eleemosynary, free, freehanded, generous, giving … Law dictionary
selfless — devoted to others welfare or interest and not one s own, 1825, from SELF (Cf. self) + LESS (Cf. less). First attested in Coleridge … Etymology dictionary
altruist — al·tru·ist || æltrʊɪst n. one unselfishly devoted to others, philanthropist … English contemporary dictionary
altruistic — al·tru·is·tic || ‚æltrÊŠ ɪstɪk adj. generous, unselfish, devoted to others … English contemporary dictionary
altruists — al·tru·ist || æltrʊɪst n. one unselfishly devoted to others, philanthropist … English contemporary dictionary
selfless — [self′lis] adj. 1. devoted to others welfare or interests and not one s own; unselfish; altruistic 2. showing or prompted by unselfishness or altruism; self sacrificing [a selfless act] selflessly adv. selflessness n … English World dictionary
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