See also: Eudämonist

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eudaemonist (plural eudaemonists)

  1. A supporter of eudaemonism.
    • 1821 September–October, [Thomas De Quincey], “[Part II.] Introduction to the Pains of Opium.”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: [] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey, [], published 1823, →OCLC, page 124:
      I confess it, as a besetting infirmity of mine, that I am too much of an Eudæmonist: I hanker too much after a state of happiness, both for myself and others []