Hedonic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hedonic \He*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? pleasure, ? sweet,
     pleasant.]
     1. Pertaining to pleasure.
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     2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect.


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     {Hedonic sect} a sect that placed the highest good in the
        gratification of the senses, -- called also {Cyrenaic
        sect}, (which see), and {School of Aristippus}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hedonic
       adj : devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending
             hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: {hedonistic},
              {epicurean}]