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eudaemonist
Variant of eudaemonism
eudaemonism
definition
eu·dae·mon·ism (yo̵̅o̅ dē′mən iz′əm)
noun
the ethical doctrine that personal happiness is the chief good and the proper aim of action, esp. such happiness conceived of in terms of well-being based on virtuous and rational self-realization
also eudemonism eu·de′·mon·ism′
Etymology: Gr eudaimonismos, a calling happy < eudaimonizein, to call happy < eudaimōn: see eudaemonia
Related Forms:
- eudaemonist eu·dae′·mon·ist noun, adjective
- eudaemonistic eu·dae′·mon·is′·tic adjective
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