"philauty" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Based on Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), fopm φιλέω (philéō, “I love”), and αὐτός (autós, “self”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|φιλαυτία||self-love, self-regard}} Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} philauty (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity Tags: obsolete, uncountable Related terms: philautic, philautia
    Sense id: en-philauty-en-noun-u-s1lan~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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