different between sadist vs hedonism

English

Etymology

From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?d?st/, /?sædist/
• Rhymes: -e?d?st, -æd?st

Noun

sadist (plural sadists)

1. One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

Derived terms

• sadistic

Related terms

• sadism
• sadomasochist

Translations

See also

• masochist, mysoped

Anagrams

• Adsits, saidst, tsadis

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sadist/, [sa?d?isd?]

Noun

sadist c (singular definite sadisten, plural indefinite sadister)

1. sadist

Inflection

Antonyms

• masochist

Related terms

• sadisme
• sadistisk

Further reading

• sadist on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): sàdista

Etymology

From Sade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?dist/
• Hyphenation: sa?dist

Noun

sàdist m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. sadist

Declension

References

• “sadist” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

English

Etymology

First attested 1856: from Ancient Greek ????? (h?don?, “pleasure”) +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: h?d?n?z?m, IPA^(key): /?h?d?n?z?m/
• (General American) enPR: h?d?n?z?m, IPA^(key): /?hi?d?n?z?m/
• Hyphenation: he?don?ism

Noun

hedonism (usually uncountable, plural hedonisms)

1. (ethics, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

Antonyms

• asceticism

Related terms

• hedonic
• hedonics
• hedonist
• hedonistic
• hedonistically

Translations

See also

• debauchery

Further reading

• hedonism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hedonism at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• demonish, monished

Romanian

Etymology

From French hédonisme

Noun

hedonism n (uncountable)

1. hedonism

Declension