eudemonia
or eu·dae·mo·ni·a
[ yoo-di-moh-nee-uh ]
noun
happiness; well-being.
Aristotelianism. happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.
Origin of eudemonia
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How to use eudemonia in a sentence
The term Eudaemonia has been taken in a large number of senses, with consequent variations in the meaning of Eudaemonism.
Among the ancients the Epicureans expressed all eudaemonia in terms of pleasure.
British Dictionary definitions for eudemonia
eudemonia
eudaemonia
/ (ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə) /
noun
happiness, esp (in the philosophy of Aristotle) that resulting from a rational active life
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