| 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 | ||