(n.) One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to egoist.
Example Sentences:
(1) Cadavers have a multitude of possible uses--from the harvesting of organs, to medical education, to automotive safety testing--and yet their actual utilization arouses profound aversion no matter how altruistic and beneficial the motivation.
(2) In a Facebook post , the songwriter and activist claims that Swift has merely chosen sides in the battle between Google and Spotify, saying that the singer was trying to “sell this corporate power play to us as some sort of altruistic gesture in solidarity with struggling music makers”.
(3) Ten of the 16 primary 16PF scores were significantly different and generally described an altruistic but assertive and venturesome propensity to manage others.
(4) Whereas some studies have shown that negative mood leads to increases in altruistic action, others have shown the reverse.
(5) A two-locus genetic model is studied in which one locus controls the tendency of individuals to act altruistically toward siblings and the other locus controls the mating habits of females.
(6) As the way to achievement, it comes into a conflict with the fear of failure, with the co-operation advantages and with the altruistic human drives.
(7) It is shown that W. D. Hamilton's condition of increases in inclusive fitness due to altruistic interactions among kin expresses the structural instability of populations against the evolution of altruistic behavior.
(8) A simple model shows that this can lead to the selection of "altruistic" traits that favor the fitness of the group over that of the individual.
(9) "It's what you do when you have money in the bank and now there is no money in the bank, that kind of pan-tolerance will contract, because it's too altruistic for hard times."
(10) Consequences include overwhelming demand for mammography; problems with optimum response by radiology; limited availability of the examination, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged; self-referral for mammography by unqualified physicians for less than altruistic reasons; and unrealistic expectations of mammography by women, physicians, and lawyers.
(11) In Experiment II, the combined effect of a pair of observed materials (positive or negative altruistic content) was examined.
(12) "Of the altruistic instincts, veneration is not the most developed at the present day; but I hold strongly with the statement that it is a sign of a dry age when the great men of the past are held in light esteem".
(13) Of course the motivation for visualising your energy use doesn't have to be for altruistic environmental reasons.
(14) While mental toughness, and high self-esteem and confidence may seem like a good thing, they also can have an insidious flip-side – namely, narcissistic as opposed to more altruistic, empathy driven motives that better serve the masses.
(15) What was perceived as altruistic "adoption" by the penguins was actually closer to "kidnapping", it transpired.
(16) Traditionally, Hindu religion has given sanction to certain altruistic suicides.
(17) Remember you're human after all While much of the above are technical solutions to prevent you being hacked and scammed, hacking done well is really the skill of tricking human beings, not computers, by preying on their gullibility, taking advantage of our trust, greed or altruistic impulses.
(18) Instead, the observed pattern was what would be expected if empathy evokes altruistic motivation to reduce the victim's need.
(19) Yet this restriction obviously limits the availability of already scarce donor organs, and curtails the opportunities for altruistic action on the part of those who, in any given case, are not genetically related to the recipient.
(20) It has its roots in conflicts of interest between human beings, and in their conflicting urges to behave either selfishly or altruistically.
Samaritan
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.
Example Sentences:
(1) We chat to a lovely woman in the Samaritans tent, which is manned in shifts.
(2) As for the big society, he may be recalling the famous quote from his political inspiration, Margaret Thatcher, who once said: "Nobody would remember the Good Samaritan if he had only good intentions.
(3) The Samaritans urges us to avoid some terms, such as the old-fashioned "commit suicide", as if it were a deliberate, thought-out act, or "successful suicide", as if this were a positive event, and instead use the balder "death by suicide" or "take one's own life".
(4) It is suggested that this 'Good Samaritan' activity of RBCs may lead to haemolysis during periods of exuberant antibody response to microbes.
(5) The early days in custody are a time of heightened suicide rick, and the Samaritans says it is crucial that awareness of the scheme and access to it is embedded into all reception and induction processes for new prisoners.
(6) Samaritans urges action on prison staffing after sharp rise in suicides Read more Nigel Newcomen’s inquiry was ordered by the prisons minister after official figures showed there had been six apparent homicides in prisons in 2015-16, the highest number since current records began in 2000 and up from four in 2014-15.
(7) To donate to Médecins Sans Frontières or Samaritan’s Purse, visit: msf.org.uk and samaritans-purse.org.uk
(8) Samaritans : 08457 90 90 90 (24-hour national helpline)
(9) If you have been affected by the stories in this article, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 in the UK .
(10) That backlog has now been cleared to manageable levels.” • In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 08457 90 90 90 or via email: jo@samaritans.org
(11) • If you have been affected by the issues in this article you can contact Samaritans on 08457 909090 or visit samaritans.org
(12) Two US aid workers for the christian humanitarian aid group Samaritan’s Purse were also reported to be infected.
(13) That’s his heart,” said Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the non-profit medical mission group Samaritan’s Purse, which Brantly was working for in Liberia.
(14) To judge by recent weeks, British politics remains utterly committed to displays of what a new Samaritans report – "Men, Suicide and Society" – calls "hegemonic masculinity", or the kind of male behaviour that remains most highly prized.
(15) In less than a week, tens of thousands of people had donated so much money to her chosen charity, the Samaritans, that her total surged from £500 to more than £1m.
(16) No one can even begin to make out our feelings about MH370 and our beloved brother being accused of ill intent.” In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123.
(17) From 1975 to 1985, a total of 1596 coronary artery bypasses or valve replacements resulted in 18 gastrointestinal tract complications in 16 patients at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
(18) The prison service take it very seriously and we know anecdotally that ex-listeners do not seem to be re-offending – many go on to become Samaritan volunteers."
(19) They include WaterAid and Samaritan's Purse, a medical charity where two US doctors have contracted the disease.
(20) In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org .