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Eudemonia, also eudaemonia

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (yoo-di-MO-nee-uh) http://wordsmith.org/words/eudemonia.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1. A state of happiness and well-being. 2. In Aristotelian philosophy, happiness in a life of activity governed by reason. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek eudaimonia (happiness), from eudaimon (having a good genius, happy), from eu- (good) … Continue reading →

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