Library / English Dictionary

HEDONISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hedonism" is a kind of...):

ethics; moral philosophy (the philosophical study of moral values and rules)

Derivation:

hedonic (devoted to pleasure)

hedonist (someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures)

hedonistic (devoted to pleasure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("hedonism" is a kind of...):

ethical motive; ethics; morality; morals (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)

Derivation:

hedonic (devoted to pleasure)

hedonist (someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures)

hedonistic (devoted to pleasure)

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