hedonism
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hedonism
- /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ UK
- /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ Canada, US
- /ˈhedənɪzəm/ Australia
- /ˈhedənəzəm/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ism. First attested in 1856.
noun hedonisms
- The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life. 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.
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A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
Similar: Cyrenaicism · Opposite: asceticism
Translations
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noun philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value
| Español | hedonismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 快楽主義 kairakushugi |
| 中文 | 享樂主義 /享乐主义 xiǎnglè zhǔyì |
| Português | hedonismo |
| Français | hédonisme |
| Deutsch | Hedonismus |
| Italiano | edonismo |
| Ελληνικά | ηδονισμός idonismós |
| Română | hedonism |
| Русский | гедони́зм gedonízm |
| العربية | مَذْهَب اَللِّذَّة maḏhab al-liḏḏa |
| עברית | הֶדוֹנִיזְם hedonism |
noun devotion to the pursuit of pleasure
| 中文 | 享樂主義 /享乐主义 xiǎnglèzhǔyì |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Genußsucht, Genusssucht |
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