Associations to the word «Hedonism»

Wiktionary

HEDONISM, noun. (ethics) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
HEDONISM, noun. A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

Dictionary definition

HEDONISM, noun. The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle.
HEDONISM, noun. An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery