eudemonia
or eu·dae·mo·ni·a
[ yoo-di-moh-nee-uh ]
/ ˌyu dɪˈmoʊ ni ə /
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noun
happiness; well-being.
Aristotelianism. happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.
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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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