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Get it in gear (media.scored.co)
posted 10 days ago by big_fat_dangus on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +35Score on mirror )
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bluewhiteandred on scored.co
9 days ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
If -cide is to kill, sui- is life, -phile is to love (as in "audiophile", one who loves sound), then I'd guess suiphile

> The word "suicide" originates from the 1650s, derived from Modern Latin suīcīdium, which combines the Latin sui meaning "of oneself" (genitive of se, "self") and -cīdium, meaning "a killing" from caedere, meaning "to slay".

Sephile?

Benign narcissism?

Philosophy for example is the "love of wisdom".

I am circling around some snappy phrase:

> While dilige te (cherish yourself) or ama te (love yourself) are sometimes used in modern contexts, amor sui is the most accurate and direct translation for "love of one's self" in Latin.

Here ya go:

> philautia, philautiae [f.] (feminine noun) translates directly to "self-love" or "love of oneself." * This term is specifically used to denote the concept of loving oneself, distinct from other forms of love like amor (love, affection) or diligere (to esteem, cherish).

(Thanks to AI for some research...)
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