English

Alternative forms

• eudemonism
• eudaimonism
• eudomonism

Noun

eudaemonism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural eudaemonisms)

1. A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality. (Not to be confused with utilitarianism, which similarly emphasizes happiness but conceives of it differently.)

Related terms

• eudaemon
• eudemonia
• eudaemonic

References

• eudaemonism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• eudaemonism at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Eudaemonism in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.