ALL meanings of hedonism
he·don·ism
H h - noun hedonism pursuit of sensual pleasure 1
- noun hedonism The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence. 1
- noun hedonism the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. 1
- noun hedonism devotion to pleasure as a way of life: The later Roman emperors were notorious for their hedonism. 1
- uncountable noun hedonism Hedonism is the belief that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life. 0
- noun hedonism the doctrine that moral value can be defined in terms of pleasure 0
- noun hedonism the doctrine that the pursuit of pleasure is the highest good 0
- noun hedonism the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of principle 0
- noun hedonism indulgence in sensual pleasures 0
- noun hedonism the ethical doctrine that pleasure, variously conceived of in terms of happiness of the individual or of society, is the principal good and the proper aim of action 0
- noun hedonism the theory that a person always acts in such a way as to seek pleasure and avoid pain 0
- noun hedonism the self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure as a way of life 0
- noun hedonism (ethics) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good. 0
- noun hedonism A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. 0