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English noun: hedonism

1. hedonism (motive) the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle


Broader (hypernym)ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals

2. hedonism (cognition) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good


Broader (hypernym)ethics, moral philosophy









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