11 Results for *eudaemon*
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หรือค้นหา: eudaemon, -eudaemon-Possible hiragana form: えうだえもん
| Eudaemon | { , n. [ Gr. e'y^ well, good + &unr_; one's demon. ] A good angel. Southey. Variants: Eudemon |
| Eudaemonics | { , n. [ Gr. &unr_; conducive to happiness. See Eudemonism. ] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; -- contrasted with aretaics. J. Grote. Variants: Eudemonics |
| Eudaemonism | { , n. [ Gr. &unr_; a thinking happy, fr, &unr_; blessed with a good genius, happy; e'y^ well, good + &unr_; one's demon of genius. See Demon. ] That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being. Variants: Eudemonism |
| Eudaemonist | { }, n. One who believes in eudemonism. [ 1913 Webster ] I am too much of a eudæmonist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others. De Quincey. Variants: Eudemonist |
| Eudaemonistic | { , a. Of or pertaining to eudemonism. Variants: Eudemonistic |
| Eudaemonistical | { , a. Eudemonistic. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Eudemonistical |
| eudemon | (n) a benevolent spirit, Syn. good spirit, eudaemon, Ant. cacodemon |
| eudemonic | (adj) producing happiness and well-being, Syn. eudaemonic |
| wellbeing | (n) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous, Syn. eudaimonia, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, upbeat, Ant. ill-being, Example: the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles |
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