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eudemonist

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eu⋅de⋅mon⋅ism

  [yoo-dee-muh-niz-uhm]
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–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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