Hedonism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hedonism is a noun meaning (ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.
Meaning
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.
More Meanings
- (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
Example Sentences
It began with his shrugging off of both family and faith and taking the Amtrak Vermonter out of Penn Station to major in minor hedonism and minor in the major modernists at a hippie college in the great Jewless north.
Word Forms
- hedonisms
Antonyms for hedonism
Common opposites include asceticism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hedonium, hedonimeter, hathos, hylist, hylicist, humanitarian.
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