[sol-ip-siz-uh
m] 
| 1. | Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist. |
| 2. | extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption. |
| sol·ip·sism (sŏl'ĭp-sĭz'əm, sō'lĭp-) n. Philosophy
[Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism.] sol'ip·sist n., sol'ip·sis'tic adj. |
The belief that all reality is just one's own imagining of reality, and that one's self is the only thing that exists.
