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 [yoo-dee-muh-niz-uhm]  

eu·de·mon·ism

   [yoo-dee-muh-niz-uhm]
noun Ethics.
the doctrine that the basis of moral obligations is to be found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.
Also, eu·dae·mon·ism.

Origin:
1820–30; eudemon + -ism

Related forms
eu·de·mon·ist, noun
eu·de·mon·is·tic, adjective
eu·de·mon·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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eudemonism or eudaemonism (juːˈdiːməˌnɪzəm)
 
—n
philosophy an ethical doctrine holding that the value of moral action lies in its capacity to produce happiness
 
eudaemonism or eudaemonism
 
—n
 
eu'demonist or eudaemonism
 
—n
 
eu'daemonist or eudaemonism
 
—n
 
eudemon'istic or eudaemonism
 
—adj
 
eudaemon'istic or eudaemonism
 
—adj
 
eudemon'istical or eudaemonism
 
—adj
 
eudaemon'istical or eudaemonism
 
—adj
 
eudemon'istically or eudaemonism
 
—adv
 
eudaemon'istically or eudaemonism
 
—adv

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