Altruism

altruism
    n 1: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
         [syn: {altruism}, {selflessness}] [ant: {egocentrism},
         {egoism}, {self-centeredness}, {self-concern}, {self-
         interest}]
    

Altruism \Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It.
   altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.]
   Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the
   interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to
   {egoism} or {selfishness}. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.
   [1913 Webster]
    

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "altruism":
      BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape,
      beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness,
      bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas, charitableness, charity,
      commitment, consecration, dedication, devotion, disinterest,
      disinterestedness, do-goodism, flower power, generosity, giving,
      goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, humaneness, humanitarianism,
      humanity, humility, largeheartedness, love, love of mankind,
      modesty, philanthropism, philanthropy, sacrifice, self-abasement,
      self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement,
      self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-neglect,
      self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice,
      self-subjection, selflessness, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness,
      unselfishness, utilitarianism, welfarism, well-disposedness