eudaemonic

adj
/ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪk/UK/ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονικός (eudaimonikós), from εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonía, “happiness”), from εὐδαίμων (eudaímōn, “fortunate, happy”).

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.

  2. Producing satisfied happiness and well-being.

    • During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought to legitimate their rule increasingly through the eudaemonic mode; the various economic reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe at the time constituted the major symbol of this.
    • In 2013, Cole examined the influence of well-being instead. He focused on two types: hedonic, from pleasure and rewards, and eudaemonic, from having a purpose beyond self-gratification.

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