eudaimonia
4 synonyms for eudaimonia, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — In Aristotle's philosophy, a life lived with the greatest virtue, valued for its own sake rather than as a way to something else.
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wellbeing
eudaemonia
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”). By surface form it breaks down as eu- + demon + -ia.
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