eudaemonic
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See also: eudæmonic
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονικός (eudaimonikós), from εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonía, “happiness”), from εὐδαίμων (eudaímōn, “fortunate, happy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/
Adjective
[edit]eudaemonic
- Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
- That produces satisfied happiness and well-being.
- 1993, Janina Frentzel-Zagórska, editor, From a One-Party State to Democracy: Transition in Eastern Europe, →ISBN, page 23:
- During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought to legitimate their rule increasingly through the eudaemonic mode; the various economic reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe at the time constituted the major symbol of this.
- 2017 January 28, Teal Burrow, “Why am I here?”, in New Scientist[1], number 3110, page 32:
- In 2013, Cole examined the influence of well-being instead. He focused on two types: hedonic, from pleasure and rewards, and eudaemonic, from having a purpose beyond self-gratification.