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hedonism collapse: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

preciosity collapse: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

euphemism collapse: an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

lip service collapse

pedantry collapse: an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

cultism collapse: devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

yourself collapse

oneself collapse

me collapse

itself collapse

themselves collapse

you collapse

pleasure principle collapse: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

she collapse

her collapse

it collapse

duteous collapse

number one collapse: a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first

moralistic collapse: narrowly and conventionally moral

him collapse

better self collapse

he collapse: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

epicureanism collapse: a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

deferential collapse

I collapse: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

they collapse

them collapse

respectful collapse: full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"; feeling or manifesting veneration

inhalant collapse: a medication to be taken by inhaling it; something that is inhaled; inhaling or serving for inhalation; "an inhalant pore"

tisane collapse: infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves

preconscious collapse

symbolism collapse: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols and symbolic representations; an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

other self collapse

patent medicine collapse: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription

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