eudemonia

See also: Eudemonia

English

Alternative forms

eudaemonia, eudæmonia
eudaimonia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “spirit, genius, demon”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine abstract substantive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/
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Noun

eudemonia (uncountable)

Happiness, well-being.
(philosophy) A person’s state of excellence characterized by objective flourishing across a lifetime, and brought about through the exercise of moral virtue, practical wisdom, and rationality.

Related terms

eudaemon
eudaemonic
eudaemonism

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20050105215630/http://www.ece.uncc.edu/succeed/journals/PDF-files/tte2-15.pdf
http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html