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hedonism

/'hid,ənɪzəm/

Synonyms of hedonism Antonyms of hedonism Examples of hedonism Usage of hedonism Parts of hedonism Definition that contains hedonism Words sounding like hedonism Explanation of hedonism

noun
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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ethics moral philosophy
noun
the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
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ethical motive ethics morality morals

Definition that contains hedonism

jazz age the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism
epicureanism a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers