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.
A winding or spiral staircase.
One who acts in place of a superior.
A bad habit.
A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank