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he⋅don⋅ist

  [heed-n-ist]
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–noun
1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
–adjective
2. Also, he⋅don⋅is⋅tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.
Origin:
1855–60; see hedonism, -ist

Related forms:
he⋅don⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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he·don·ism   (hēd'n-ĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
  2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good.
  3. Psychology The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

[Greek hēdonē, pleasure; see swād- in Indo-European roots + -ism.]
he'don·ist n., he'don·is'tic adj., he'don·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Hedonistic

Hed`o*nis"tic\, a. Same as Hedonic, 2.
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