HEDONISM
Dictionary entry overview: What does hedonism mean? • HEDONISM (noun)
The noun HEDONISM has 2 senses:
1. the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
2. an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
Familiarity information: HEDONISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEDONISM (noun)
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)
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)
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