hedonist

hedonist
hedonist (n.) 1822, in reference to the Cyrenaic school of philosophy that deals with the ethics of pleasure, from Gk. hedonikos "pleasurable," from hedone "pleasure," related to hedys "sweet," cognate with L. suavis (see SWEET (Cf. sweet)). A hedonist is properly the follower of any ethical system in which some sort of pleasure ranks as the highest good. The Epicurian identifies this pleasure with the practice of virtue.

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  • Hedonist — Hedonist …   Википедия

  • hedonist — HEDONÍST, Ă, hedonişti, ste, s.m. şi f., adj. (Adept) al hedonismului. – Din fr. hédoniste. Trimis de gall, 05.08.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  hedoníst s. m., adj. m., pl. hedoníşti; …   Dicționar Român

  • hedonist — hedònist (hedonȉst) m DEFINICIJA 1. onaj koji pristaje uz hedonizam 2. onaj koji voli uživati u životu, koji je sklon užicima ETIMOLOGIJA grč. hēdonḗ: zadovoljstvo …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Hedonist — Hed on*ist, n. One who believes in hedonism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hedònist — (hedonı̏st) m (hedònistkinja ž) 1. {{001f}}onaj koji pristaje uz hedonizam 2. {{001f}}onaj koji voli uživati u životu, koji je sklon užicima ✧ {{001f}}grč …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • Hedonist — Hedonist,der:⇨Genussmensch …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • hedonist — [n] person who seeks pleasure above other values bon vivant, debauchee, epicure, epicurean, glutton, gourmand, lecher, libertine, pleasuremonger, pleasureseeker, profligate, sensualist, sybarite, thrill seeker, voluptuary; concept 423 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • hedonist — UK [ˈhiːd(ə)nɪst] / US [ˈhɪd(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms hedonist : singular hedonist plural hedonists someone who believes that pleasure is very important, and who tries to spend all their time doing things that they enjoy Derived words …   English dictionary

  • Hedonist — Hedonismus (gr. ἡδονισμός hēdonismós, von ἡδονή hēdonē „Lust” und ismus), selten auch Hedonik, bezeichnet eine philosophische bzw. ethische Strömung, die Lust als höchstes Gut und Bedingung für Glückseligkeit und gutes Leben ansieht. Im Gegensatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hedonist — hedonistically, adv. /heed n ist/, n. 1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self gratification. adj. 2. Also, hedonistic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism. [1855 60; see HEDONISM, IST] * *… …   Universalium

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