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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhedonisthe‧don‧ist /ˈhiːdən-ɪst/ noun [countable] ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingsomeone who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life —hedonism noun [uncountable] —hedonistic /ˌhiːdənˈɪstɪk◂/ adjective
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hedonist• She was going to live every minute of the next three weeks like a hedonist.• To Lucien, he was a hedonist.• Almodovar is the happiest, most entertaining hedonist in the world today.• I think he will turn out to be an artist who is not the happy hedonist of popular reputation.• Lili, the hedonist, on the other hand, was clearly familiar with some of the regions of Hell.• The hedonist has a privileged place in ethics; his is the case which stands if every other falls.
Origin hedonist (1800-1900) Greek hedone “pleasure”
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