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I succumbed to hedonism.
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Meaning of "hedonism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEDONISM

From Greek hēdonē pleasure.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEDONISM

hedonism  [ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEDONISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hedonism 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 HEDONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hedonism

Hedonism

Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure. Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of pain. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by Aristippus of Cyrene, a student of Socrates. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest good.

Definition of hedonism in the English dictionary

The first definition of hedonism in the dictionary is the doctrine that the pursuit of pleasure is the highest good. Other definition of hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of principle. Hedonism is also indulgence in sensual pleasures.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEDONISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
shamanism
ˈʃæməˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEDONISM

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Hedjaz
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEDONISM

abolitionism
abstract expressionism
aldosteronism
anachronism
connectionism
constructionism
evolutionism
feminism
interactionism
interventionism
monism
Mormonism
obstructionism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
protectionism
revisionism
synchronism
tectonism
trade unionism
unionism

Synonyms and antonyms of hedonism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEDONISM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hedonism» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hedonism

Translation of «hedonism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEDONISM

Find out the translation of hedonism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hedonism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hedonism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

享乐主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hedonismo
570 millions of speakers

English

hedonism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेडोनिजम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مذهب المتعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гедонизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hedonismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hédonisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hedonisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hedonismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

快楽主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쾌락주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hedonisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoái lạc chủ nghia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेननिसस्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hedonizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

edonismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hedonizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гедонізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hedonism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηδονισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hedonisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hedonism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hedonisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hedonism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEDONISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEDONISM» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «HEDONISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hedonism.
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Simon Le Bon
I succumbed to hedonism.
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Steve Coogan
When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEDONISM»

Discover the use of hedonism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hedonism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Utilitarianism, Hedonism, and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy
Fred Feldman has made a substantial contribution to utilitarian moral philosophy. In this collection, ten previously published essays plus a new introductory essay reveal the striking originality and unity of his views.
Fred Feldman, 1997
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Dialectic of the Chinese Revolution: From Utopianism to Hedonism
Ci Jiwei, however, probes its spiritual dimension, and he does it masterfully. . . . He has produced a work of profound philosophical reflection and great analytical sophistication."--Canadian Journal of History
Jiwei Ci, 1994
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Dancing on Drugs: Risk, Health and Hedonism in the British ...
This volume is an exploration of dance drug use in Britain. It covers all aspects of drug use, including the contexts in which they are used, effects on health and the attitudes to drug use.
Fiona Measham, Howard Parker, Judith Aldridge, 2001
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David Baumgardt and Ethical Hedonism
Index.
Zeev Levy, 1989
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Hedonism
When DJ Skippy is shot in mysterious circumstances, his best friend Holy decides to solve the crime himself... Hedonism is a fast action trip through a hard core underworld of pounding dance music, S&M sex and mountains of illegal drugs.
Tony Fletcher, 2009
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Values and Economic Theory: The Case of Hedonism
The work starts with a brief discussion of the nature and meaning of hedonism. This is supplemented with a short examination of the origins of hedonistic ideas.
S. A. Drakopoulos, 1991
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Plato's Ethics
If Socrates argues in this way, he can appeal to hedonism to solve the puzzle in the EutbydemusP This argument for taking hedonism seriously would be weakened if we knew that no reputable thinkers among Socrates' contemporaries would ...
Terence Irwin Professor of Philosophy Cornell University, 1994
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Encyclopedia of Ethics: P-W
Conceptual hedonism bases the thesis not on observation of human practice, but on the claim that the concept of desire requires pleasure for its object. In theory, according to the tie argued from, conceptual analogues of 1 -4 are possible.
Lawrence C. Becker, Charlotte B. Becker, 2001
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The Good Life: Alternatives in Ethics
As we have seen, hedonism contains some serious defects whether formulated by the Cyrenaics, the Epicureans, or the utilitarians, and these defects serve as a counterfoil to the commonsense notion that happiness is the reason for living.
Burton Frederick Porter, 2001
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Tantra: hedonism in Indian culture
This Is A Cultural-Anthropological Study Exploring Those Hedonistic Aspects Of The Pan-Indian Heritage Which Affirm That The Pleasurable, Especially The Sexually Pleasurable, Is Natural As A Means To Achieve The Highest Mystical Experience.
Prem Saran, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEDONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hedonism is used in the context of the following news items.
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At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture
In the Bizarro World that is 21st-century America, it's the opposite: Long lines are signs of abundance and hedonism. Much can be learned ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Ruben Guthrie review: Brendan Cowell's sobering film erratic …
One of the purest expressions of Sydney hedonism yet brought to the screen, this is a bumpy but watchable movie, with Patrick Brammall​ from ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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40 Years On: Funkadelic's Let's Take It To The Stage Revisited
... of thing that's worlds away from the presumed rainbow disco-light hedonism that collective memory desperately wants to reduce the 1970s to. «The Quietus, Jul 15»
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Lucrative pseudoscience at the International Positive Psychology …
... genomics to settle the classical philosophical question of whether we pursue meaning (eudaimonism) in our lives or happiness (hedonism). «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
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Inaugural Mamby On The Beach Hints There May Be A Future For …
... Bells EP which came out last year, but his work has become a bit more spacious and menacing, creating a contagious, hazy fog of hedonism. «Chicagoist, Jul 15»
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Is Allah Really God?
... for 1400 years of Eternal Sexual, Sensual, and Carnal pleasure may merely be a call to hedonism rather than to a sanctified Paradise. 5. «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
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Lust Leads to Hell According to Master James
And so the sign read, deep into Marion County. Just what we needed heading into a day of hedonism. The farmlands quilting the view for us ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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CHEAP NIGHT: Minions take starring role; Self/less delivers less
With the new bod, Damian heads to New Orleans for a bit of hedonism and becomes someone quite a apart from the person who built an ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
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Naked And Unafraid: Four Places To Go Au Naturel In The Caribbean
At Hedonism II, you are encouraged to live out your wildest fantasies. This all-inclusive offers three dining options and five all-inclusive bars in a ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
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The United States of Sodom and Gomorrah
We've exchanged the Judeo-Christian ethic for a man made, man-centered, and decadent hedonism. We've listlessly let the U.S. Supreme ... «Cadillac News, Jul 15»

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