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Definition of egoism : 1. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; - opposed to altruism.
2. The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.

Synonyms:

self-assertion, self-conceit, bigheadedness, self-seeking, self-esteem, self-concern, expedience, egomania, self, swelled head, vainness, self-absorption, self-consciousness, self-love, self-involvement, egocentrism, ego trip, self-confidence, selfishness, self-importance, amour-propre, ego, vainglory, bighead, egotism, self-interest, opportunism

cockiness, pride, grandness, self-glory, vanity, assurance, conceit, huffiness, ostentation, smugness, high-handedness, haughtiness, narcissism, condescension, confidence, high-and-mightiness

self-centeredness, egocentricity, self-flattery, superficiality, bragging, self-admiration, braggadocio, boastfulness

Usage examples:

• The egoism of a strong and clear- sighted soul is of a more beneficent effect than all the devotion of a blind and feeble soul." - "Prophets of Dissent Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy", Otto Heller.
• Lionel must not be sacrificed to his egoism for a deed that in Lionel he could not account other than justified. - "The Sea-Hawk", Raphael Sabatini.
• I think the safest way- excuse my egoism, madam- but if you do me the honour of consulting me, I would beg that it may be addressed to Madame von Beling, my grandmother; she, very certainly, will not lose a moment in putting it into the proper hands. - "The Prussian Terror", Alexandre Dumas.