he·don·ism
noun
1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
2. devotion to pleasure as a way of life: The later Roman emperors were notorious for their hedonism.
Origin: 1855–60; < Greek hēdon ( ḗ ) pleasure + -ism
Synonyms
2. sensualism, libertinism, debauchery, dissipation, carousal.
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