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What, if any, is the difference between a sybarite and a hedonist?

Question #54965. Asked by griffinj.

Shrivats
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Shrivats
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sybarite: voluptuary: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses

hedonist: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

Feb 09 2005, 1:40 AM
Buck540
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Buck540

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hedonism is a philosophy of pleasure, and thereby a choice.

a sybarite is a type of a person who is consumed with feeling pleasure, not as a choice, but as an inherent characteristic.

Feb 09 2005, 4:39 AM
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