eudemonia

Variant of eudaemonia

or eudemonia

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

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

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