HEDGING BILL
Hedg"ing bill`.
Defn: A hedge bill. See under Hedge.
HEDONIC
He*don"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Pertaining to pleasure.
2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect.
HEDONICS
He*don"ics, n. (Philos.)
Defn: That branch of moral philosophy which treats of the relation of duty to pleasure; the science of practical, positive enjoyment or pleasure. J. Grote.
HEDONISM
Hed"on*ism, n.
1. The doctrine of the Hedonic sect.
2. The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure.