Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to hedonists or the doctrine of hedonism; of the nature of hedonism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
hedonic , 2.
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- adjective
Devoted topleasure ;epicurean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective devoted to pleasure
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Examples
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Aside from that, I'd say a dinner that would tempt you in hedonistic ways is well worth eating!
Two Recipes for Bagna Càuda (Δύο Συνταγές για Μπάνια Καούντα) Laurie Constantino 2009
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I find it interesting that Theists apparently all want to run amok in hedonistic escatasy but they resist only because God is watching.
Contentment 2009
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See Laurie, I told you this olive oil bath with bread, would tempt me in hedonistic ways: D
Two Recipes for Bagna Càuda (Δύο Συνταγές για Μπάνια Καούντα) Laurie Constantino 2009
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I find it interesting that Theists apparently all want to run amok in hedonistic escatasy but they resist only because God is watching.
Contentment 2009
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By the ‘last chance to dance’ finale it was all I could do not to run to G-A-Y immediately and dance the night away in hedonistic bliss.
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I also don't like how Lester and Carolyn are both indulging in hedonistic behavior but somehow only Carolyn's the materialistic weasel.
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Veritas is a now seven-year-old restaurant built around a pretty amazing wine collection of what the current vernacular calls hedonistic wines.
Augieland: 2006
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Veritas is a now seven-year-old restaurant built around a pretty amazing wine collection of what the current vernacular calls hedonistic wines.
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It can readily be seen that all three of the writers cited are utilitarians, and the last two are what have been characterized as hedonistic utilitarians.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory George Stuart Fullerton
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There is another Aesthetic, which has been called hedonistic, utilitarian, moralistic, and so on, according to its various manifestations.
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Benedetto Croce 1909
jwjarvis commented on the word hedonistic
At least one prefers hedonistic pleasures of gustatory stimulation over scientific fact and logical conclusions based on science
March 10, 2011