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he·do·nism
\ˈhēdənˌizəm, -dəˌni-\ noun
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Etymology: Greek hēdonē pleasure + English -ism
1. : an ethical doctrine taught by the ancient Epicureans and Cyrenaics and by the modern utilitarians that asserts that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life — called also ethical hedonism; distinguished from psychological hedonism; compare egoistic hedonism, epicureanism, eudaemonism, universalistic hedonism
2. : a way of life based on or suggesting the principles of hedonism
< she was a perfect specimen of selfish hedonism — Donald Armstrong > |