Definition of Hedonesm

Hedonism, the doctrine of the Cyrenaics that pleasure is the end of life, and the measure of virtue, or the summum bonum.

- Wikipedia

Hed"on*ism (?), n. 1. The doctrine of the Hedonic sect.

2. The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Theology)The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
A lifestyle based on or implying hedonism (as par definition #1).

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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