As nouns the difference between alcoholism and hedonism
is that alcoholism is (pathology) a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning while hedonism is (ethics) 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.
alcoholism
Noun
(en-noun)
(pathology) A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
Related terms
* alcoholic
* dipsomania, dipsomaniac
* -holism
hedonism
English
(hedonism)
Noun
(en-noun)
(ethics) 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.
A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
Antonyms
* asceticism
Related terms
* hedonic
* hedonics
* hedonist
* hedonistic
* hedonistically