hedonism

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ism. First attested in 1856. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕdənĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ (General American, Canada) enPR: hēdənĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈhedənɪzəm/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhedənəzəm/ Hyphenation: he‧don‧ism === Noun === hedonism (usually uncountable, plural hedonisms) (ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life. (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. Synonym: Cyrenaicism Antonym: asceticism Hypernym: selfishness Hyponym: Epicureanism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === debauchery === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “hedonism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hedonism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === demonish, monished, Sondheim == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hédonisme. === Noun === hedonism n (uncountable) hedonism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hedonism”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === hedonism c hedonism (philosophically or more generally) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hedonist (“hedonist”) hedonistisk (“hedonistic”) ==== See also ==== epikurism (“Epicureanism”) eudemonism (“eudaemonism”) === References === “hedonism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hedonism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hedonism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)