eudaemonism

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noun (1)

eu·​dae·​mo·​nism yü-ˈdē-mə-ˌni-zəm 

variants or eudaimonism

yü-ˈdī-mə-ˌni-zəm 

: a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being

eudaemonist

yü-ˈdē-mə-nist 

noun

eudaemonistic

yü-ˌdē-mə-ˈni-stik 

adjective

eudaemonist

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noun (2)

eu·​dae·​mon·​ist -nə̇st 

plural -s

: an adherent of eudaemonism

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Greek eudaimonia happiness, from eudaimōn having a good attendant spirit, happy, from eu- + daimōn spirit — more at demon

Noun (2)

probably from German eudämonist, from Greek eudaimon-, eudaimōn + German -ist

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eudaemonism

• activism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism
• calvinism