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Romanticism vs Hedonism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between romanticism and hedonism

is that romanticism is a romantic quality, spirit or action while hedonism is 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.

As a proper noun Romanticism

is 18th Century artistic and intellectual movement which stressed emotion, freedom and individual imagination.

romanticism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A romantic quality, spirit or action

    • 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

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism