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Six example sentences with hedonism, each labelled with its topic.
Ancient hedonism was stricter than the word suggests: its followers ranked quiet friendship above any banquet as the surest pleasure.
Philosophy
The novel's second half tips into hedonism, its narrator arranging each week around whatever will feel best on Friday night.
Literature
Roman satirists mocked the hedonism of the villa set, who measured a year by dinners rather than by public service.
History
Psychologists distinguish hedonism, the pursuit of pleasant feelings, from the deeper satisfaction people report after difficult but meaningful work.
Psychology
The film's hero preaches hedonism, chasing every feast and holiday, until a quiet neighbour shows him what he has been missing.
Movies
Rococo painters celebrated hedonism openly, filling their canvases with picnics, swings, and garden parties that never seem to end.
Art
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