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* [https://www.yourdictionary.com/illeism YourDictionary'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://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illeism Wiktionary's Entry for "Illeism"] | ||
* [https://grokipedia.com/page/Illeism Grokipedia's Entry for "Illeism"] | |||
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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
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[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).