Eudaimonia

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally happiness, well-being).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/

Noun

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Eudaimonia (uncountable)

  1. (ethics) In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.
    Alternative forms: eudaimonia, eudaemonia, eudemonia, eudæmonia
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Proper noun

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Eudaimonia

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Charites.
    Coordinate terms: Aglaea, Antheia, Auxo, Charis, Cleta, Euphrosyne, Hegemone, Paidia, Pandaisia, Pannychis, Pasithea, Phaenna, Thalia

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