hedonist

[ heed-n-ist ]

/ ˈhid n ɪst /

a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.

Also he·don·is·tic. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.

Origin of hedonist

First recorded in 1855–60; see origin at hedonism, -ist

he·don·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·he·do·nis·tic, adjective non·he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·he·do·nis·tic, adjective

un·he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Where does the quest for beauty and hedonistic impulses begin and end?

Herbie Hancock Holds Forth |David Yaffe |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hedonistic distractions have existed from Caligula and Nero to Andreotti and Berlusconi.

The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’ |Jimmy So |November 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
To seize the day could be construed as a stoic, moral or hedonistic call, though not usually a sentimental one.

One Perfect Summer Day in Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow and Others |Matt Seidel |September 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Cressida is known to have a wild side, and the week-long vacation in the Caribbean was a hedonistic affair.

Why Did Prince Harry and Cressida Come Out? |Tom Sykes |February 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Bork thought a hedonistic culture would foster anemic economic growth.

Speed Read: Best Bits From Robert Bork’s ‘Slouching Towards Gomorrah’ |Michael Moynihan |December 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Thus all the requirements of the hedonistic calculus are satisfied!

The Meaning of Good--A Dialogue |G. Lowes Dickinson
In hedonistic theory, production of course means the production of utilities, and utility is of course utility to the consumer.

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein Veblen
The objection made to the hedonistic method contains a truth, but includes with it an untruth.

The Data of Ethics |Herbert Spencer
When any further answer is attempted now to the question, it appears to be on hedonistic grounds.

On the Ethics of Naturalism |William Ritchie Sorley
An economic datum is not then a hedonistic datum, nor, in general, a mechanical datum.

Historical materialism and the economics of Karl Marx |Benedetto Croce