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self-love

[self-luhv] / ˈsɛlfˈlʌv /
NOUN
egotism
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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This is a film that’s about love of self, love of others, love of music and finding your way back to all that after tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

"Sometimes the universe has to create arduous circumstances for us to walk through in order to find our way home, back to our true essence and the sovereignty of self love."

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Not without complication, not without terror, “This Other Eden” is ultimately a testament of love: love of kin, love of nature, love of art, love of self, love of home.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

“Boy did my teenage self love you deeply,” she added.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

These big letters represent an hour and a half of rage, tears, irritated self love, and two hours of prayer!

From Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood) by Bashkirtseff, Marie




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