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eudaemonia

[yoo-di-moh-nee-uh]

eu·de·mo·ni·a

[yoo-di-moh-nee-uh]
noun
1.
happiness; well-being.
2.
Aristotelianism. happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.
Also, eu·dae·mo·ni·a.


Origin:
< Greek eudaimonía. See eudemon, -ia
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eudemonia or eudaemonia (ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə)
 
n
happiness, esp (in the philosophy of Aristotle) that resulting from a rational active life
 
eudaemonia or eudaemonia
 
n

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