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PRONUNCIATION OF EUDEMONIA

eudemonia  [ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUDEMONIA

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determiner
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Eudemonia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EUDEMONIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eudemonia

Eudaimonia

Eudaimonia, sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia /juːdɨˈmoʊniə/, is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, "human flourishing" has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically, it consists of the words "eu" and "daimōn". It is a central concept in Aristotelian ethics and political philosophy, along with the terms "aretē", most often translated as "virtue" or "excellence", and "phronesis", often translated as "practical or ethical wisdom". In Aristotle's works, eudaimonia was used as the term for the highest human good, and so it is the aim of practical philosophy, including ethics and political philosophy, to consider what it really is, and how it can be achieved. Discussion of the links between virtue of character and happiness is one of the central concerns of ancient ethics, and a subject of much disagreement. As a result there are many varieties of eudaimonism. Two of the most influential forms are those of Aristotle and the Stoics.

Definition of eudemonia in the English dictionary

The definition of eudemonia in the dictionary is happiness, esp that resulting from a rational active life.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUDEMONIA


Amazonia
æməˈzəʊnɪə
ammonia
əˈməʊnɪə
anhedonia
ˌænhɪˈdəʊnɪə
bronchopneumonia
ˌbrɒŋkəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
Caledonia
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə
Catalonia
ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə
Cephalonia
ˌsɛfəˈləʊnɪə
Estonia
ɛˈstəʊnɪə
eudaemonia
ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə
Franconia
fræŋˈkəʊnɪə
Ionia
aɪˈəʊnɪə
Laconia
ləˈkəʊnɪə
Livonia
lɪˈvəʊnɪə
Macedonia
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə
Patagonia
ˌpætəˈɡəʊnɪə
pleuronia
ˌplʊərəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
pleuropneumonia
ˌplʊərəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə
pneumonia
njuːˈməʊnɪə
rhizoctonia
ˌraɪzɒkˈtəʊnɪə
zirconia
zɜːˈkəʊnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUDEMONIA

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eudaemonic
eudaemonics
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eudaemonistic
eudaemonistical
eudaemonistically
eudaimonism
eudemon
eudemonic
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eudemonism
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eudemonistically
eudialyte
eudicotyledon
eudiometer

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUDEMONIA

Babylonia
begonia
charmonia
clintonia
double pneumonia
dysphonia
dystonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
household ammonia
houstonia
Konia
miltonia
New Caledonia
Pannonia
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
sinfonia
Snowdonia
spirits of ammonia
valonia
Washingtonia

Synonyms and antonyms of eudemonia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eudemonia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUDEMONIA

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幸福感
1,325 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
570 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
510 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
380 millions of speakers
ar

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eudemonia
280 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
278 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
270 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
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eudemonia
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Eudemonia
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Eudaimonie
180 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
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eudemonia
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Eudemonia
85 millions of speakers
vi

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eudemonia
80 millions of speakers

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இன்பம்
75 millions of speakers

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युमुमेनिआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eudemonia
70 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
65 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
50 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
40 millions of speakers

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eudemonia
30 millions of speakers
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eudemonia
15 millions of speakers
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eudemonia
14 millions of speakers
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eudemonia
10 millions of speakers
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eudemonia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eudemonia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUDEMONIA»

The term «eudemonia» is normally little used and occupies the 138.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUDEMONIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eudemonia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUDEMONIA»

Discover the use of eudemonia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eudemonia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations
For Aristotle, the goal or telos of life was eudemonia. This is perhaps simplistically thought of as happiness, although John Cooper suggests a more thorough translation is human flourishing (1975, p. 89). Aristotle himself refers to eudemonia ...
James Page, James Smith Page, 2008
2
God, the Devil, and Darwin : A Critique of Intelligent ...
The parts of the acorn work together that the acorn might become an oak tree; the parts of a human work together that we, too, can achieve our end, which was for Aristotle eudemonia. But what is eudemonia? The Greek word eudemonia is ...
Niall Shanks Curtis D. Gridley Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science Wichita State University, 2004
3
The Ethical Foundations of Social Work
This is where Aristotle draws from the concept of eudemonia, or supreme good, which is achievable through the finding of happiness. Virtue ethicists talk about the means to an end and the end in itself. Eudemonia is the ultimate end, and all  ...
Stephen Cowden, Annie Pullen-Sansfacon, 2014
4
Dawn of the Neo-Modern: Art, Humanism and the Meme
Eudemonia as such is a state of social existence, which develops and emanates from within the core of the individual, the will. As such the objectification of such a concept as eudemonia requires a little more thought then just a statement of its ...
Alan Peter Garfoot, 2010
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Mind, Modernity, Madness
To experience eudemonia or honheur, therefore, meant to be subject to such benevolence, to be “blessed”; this was a statement offact not a description ofa subjective state ofbeing. In the framework of the Greek understanding, eudemonia, ...
Liah Greenfeld, 2013
6
Education, Welfare and the Capabilities Approach: A European ...
Constituents of a “good life” in terms of eudemonia In current views, hedonia (i.e. happiness in terms of the presence of positive affects and the absence of negative affects) and eudemonia (i.e. high-quality life) are often juxtaposed as ...
Hans-Uwe Otto, Holger Ziegler, 2010
7
God, the Devil, and Darwin: A Critique of Intelligent Design ...
The parts of the acorn work together that the acorn might become an oak tree; the parts of a human work together that we, too, can achieve our end, which was for Aristotle eudemonia. But what is eudemonia? The Greek word eudemonia is ...
Niall Shanks, 2004
8
Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Ethical ...
Aristotelian virtue ethics (Aristotle, 1993), with its key-qualities and values, like practical wisdom, or phronesis (the virtue of prudence), moral virtue, virtuous and responsible citizen, right action and human well-being (eudemonia) shall now ...
European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics. Congress, Thomas Potthast, Simon Meisch, 2012
9
Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods
Eudemonics is a branch of ethics that discusses happiness, and eudemonia a state of complete well-being and good fortune, a state of true happiness arising from a rational satisfaction.2 Eudemonia's opposite may be termed dysdemonia,  ...
Pattana Kitiarsa, 2007
10
Good Business: Exercising Effective and Ethical Leadership
This end of ends Aristotle designates with the Greek word eudemonia, usually translated by the English word happiness. While eudemonia does mean happiness, its signification is of a higher-order than the modern signification of happiness.
James O'Toole, Don Mayer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUDEMONIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eudemonia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What can Modi do for Dhaka?
More so, since Indian eudemonia is directly proportional to the political stability of this eastern neighbour with whom she shares a 4,096km long ... «DhakaTribune, Jun 15»
2
How Showing Compassion for Animals Can Improve Your Health
A wealth of literature links altruism and spiritual wellbeing and eudemonia. If we can encourage people to develop their eudemonic well-being ... «One Green Planet, May 15»
3
Homeless pandas
Zhao Huawen, founder of the Eudemonia Bank, an organization based in Chengdu dedicated to protecting the habitats of pandas, pointed out ... «Global Times, Mar 15»
4
Good Life Speaker Series features Marshall Duke on resilience …
Each lecture seeks to facilitate a meaningful exchange of ideas on how to lead the “good life,” based on Aristotle's concept of eudemonia. Duke ... «Emory News Center, Feb 15»
5
Different Molecular Profiles of Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness
Eudemonia, sometimes defined as “human flourishing”, consists of happiness achieved by purposeful, rational, ethical action, that strives ... «h+ Magazine, Jan 15»
6
Flourish Emory helps cultivate student happiness
... conversation on how to lead "the good life" based upon Aristotle's concept of eudemonia (well-being and fulfillment from a sense of purpose), ... «Emory University News and Events, Aug 14»
7
Kove - "Way We Are" / "Liberator"
... peachy-feeling rhythms, Kove's highly-anticipated singles are the ne plus ultra of music, encapsulating vivacity and a spirit of eudemonia. «NoisePorn, Jul 14»
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A proposal: A simple, effective mechanism to improve the world, one …
... journalist, Middle East correspondent, author of the non-fiction, Advertised to Death – Lebanese Poster-Boys, and the novel Eudemonia. «+972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories, Mar 14»
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Measuring the Pursuit of Happiness
Aristotle, meanwhile, thought of happiness as eudemonia, a concept that combined two Greek words: "eu" meaning abundance and "daimon" ... «Brookings Institution, Mar 14»
10
At the dawn of political upheaval called the singularity
Steering reflection from productivism to eudemonia could be a starting point to a revolution of the ideological approach to technology―some ... «MyScienceNews, Nov 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Eudemonia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eudemonia>. Apr 2024 ».
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