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From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ille ille]'' (“that man; he”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]'', modelled on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism]. | From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ille ille]'' (“that man; he”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]'', modelled on [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism]. | ||
===Katakana | ===Katakana transliteration=== | ||
* イリーイズム (irīizumu) | * イリーイズム (irīizumu) | ||
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# The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person. | # The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person. | ||
# Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person. | # Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person. | ||
#* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism. | #* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism. | ||
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* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nosism nosism]] | * [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nosism nosism]] | ||
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuism tuism]] | * [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tuism tuism]] | ||
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====Example video==== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|fguslMCbnGc|600|center|Illeism Meaning - Illeism Examples - Illeism Defined - Rhetoric - Illeism by iswearenglish}} | |||
===="Illeism" shown on TV==== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|zJgOKjq1zfM|600|center|Jimmy’s illeism causes a misunderstanding (Seinfeld Season 6, Episode 19 – “The Jimmy”)}} | |||
===Other Dictionary Entries=== | ===Other Dictionary Entries=== | ||
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illeism Merriam Webster's Entry for "Illeism"] | * [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illeism Merriam Webster's Entry for "Illeism"] | ||
* [https://en.thefreedictionary.com/illeism TheFreeDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"] | |||
* [https://www.yourdictionary.com/illeism YourDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"] | |||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illeism Wiktionary's Entry for "Illeism"] | |||
* [https://grokipedia.com/page/Illeism Grokipedia's Entry for "Illeism"] | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
===Further reading=== | ===Further reading=== | ||
* [https://www.song-bar.com/lyric-word-of-the-week/word-of-the-week-illeism-kanye-west-donald-trump-pele-salvador-dali "Word of the week: Illeism" Article by SongBar] | |||
* [https://www.worldwidewords.org/ww-ill.html WorldWideWorlds Article on "Illeism"] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism on Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism on Wikipedia] | ||
* [https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-events/all-news/faculty-news/illeism--the-ancient-trick-to-help-you-think-more-wisely.html "Illeism: The ancient trick to help you think more wisely" by David Robson, BBC News] | * [https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-events/all-news/faculty-news/illeism--the-ancient-trick-to-help-you-think-more-wisely.html "Illeism: The ancient trick to help you think more wisely" by David Robson, BBC News] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 31 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
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From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ism, modelled on egoism.
Katakana transliteration
[edit | edit source]- イリーイズム (irīizumu)
Noun
[edit | edit source]illeism (uncountable)
- The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person.
- Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person.
- Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism.
Derived terms
[edit | edit source]- [illeist]
Related terms
[edit | edit source]- [illeity]
See also
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Example video
[edit | edit source]"Illeism" shown on TV
[edit | edit source]Other Dictionary Entries
[edit | edit source]- Merriam Webster's Entry for "Illeism"
- TheFreeDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"
- YourDictionary's Entry for "Illeism"
- Wiktionary's Entry for "Illeism"
- Grokipedia's Entry for "Illeism"
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- "Word of the week: Illeism" Article by SongBar
- WorldWideWorlds Article on "Illeism"
- Illeism on Wikipedia
- "Illeism: The ancient trick to help you think more wisely" by David Robson, BBC News
- "Illeism" on r/Philosophy
- ThoughtCo's Article about "Illeism"
English terms suffixed with -ism People
- ↑ From The History of the World; a Survey of a Man’s Record, edited by Hans F. Helmolt (1902–1907).