Origin: Greek suffix -ism
Hedonism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
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.