hedonistn.

Brit.

/ˈhiːdn̩ɪst/,

/ˈhiːdənɪst/,

/ˈhɛdn̩ɪst/,

/ˈhɛdənɪst/, U.S.

/ˈhidn̩əst/,

/ˈhidənəst/

Etymology: formed as hedonism n. + -ist suffix.

One who maintains the doctrine of hedonism; one who regards pleasure as the chief good.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [noun] > adherent of

hedonist1856

1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 251 In Professor Wilson's word, ‘Gentlemen, I am a Hedonist; and, if you must know why I take opium, that's the reason why’... Professor Wilson coined the English word Hedonist.

1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 390 If a man chances to be a Hedonist, he should show the good temper which is the best virtue of the indolent.

1876 Pater in E. Gosse Crit. Kit-Kats (1896) 258 I wish they wouldn't call me ‘a hedonist’; it produces such a bad effect on the minds of people who don't know Greek.

attributive.1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 402 This devotion to beauty, to beauty alone..was a kind of hedonist asceticism.1896 Mrs. H. Ward Sir George Tressady 361 George's hedonist temper was almost at the end of his patience.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hedonist
释义	hedonistn. Brit. /ˈhiːdn̩ɪst/, /ˈhiːdənɪst/, /ˈhɛdn̩ɪst/, /ˈhɛdənɪst/, U.S. /ˈhidn̩əst/, /ˈhidənəst/ Etymology: formed as hedonism n. + -ist suffix. One who maintains the doctrine of hedonism; one who regards pleasure as the chief good. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [noun] > adherent of hedonist1856 1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 251 In Professor Wilson's word, ‘Gentlemen, I am a Hedonist; and, if you must know why I take opium, that's the reason why’... Professor Wilson coined the English word Hedonist. 1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 390 If a man chances to be a Hedonist, he should show the good temper which is the best virtue of the indolent. 1876 Pater in E. Gosse Crit. Kit-Kats (1896) 258 I wish they wouldn't call me ‘a hedonist’; it produces such a bad effect on the minds of people who don't know Greek. attributive.1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 402 This devotion to beauty, to beauty alone..was a kind of hedonist asceticism.1896 Mrs. H. Ward Sir George Tressady 361 George's hedonist temper was almost at the end of his patience. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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