单词 | pneumatico-hedonistics |
释义 | † pneumatico-hedonisticsn. Obsolete. In the writings of Jeremy Bentham: the branch of study that deals with spiritual or mental pleasures (as distinguished from those of the body). Cf. somatico-hedonistics at somatico- comb. form.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > [noun] > spiritual pleasure pneumatico-hedonistics1817 1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 201 Pneumatico-Hedonistics, such as have for their objects those more refined classes of pleasures which, passing through one or more of the inlets afforded by the body, find their ultimate seat in the mind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < |
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