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Revision as of 13:00, 31 March 2026
English
Etymology
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From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ism, modelled on egoism.
Katakana transliteration
- イリーイズム (irīizumu)
Noun
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
- [illeist]
Related terms
- [illeity]
See also
Example video
- Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism.
"Illeism" shown on TV
Other Dictionary Entries
References
Further reading
- "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).