eudemonia

Variant of eudaemonia

eudaemonia definition

eu·dae·mo·nia or eudemonia eu·de·mo′·nia (yo̵̅o̅′di mō′nē ə)

noun

happiness or well-being; specif., in Aristotle's philosophy, happiness or well-being, the main universal goal, distinct from pleasure and derived from a life of activity governed by reason

Etymology: Gr eudaimonia, happiness < eudaimōn, blessed with a good genius, fortunate < eu- (see eu-) + daimōn (see daemon)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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