English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of utilitarianism

utilitarianism

/noun/ उपयोगितावाद; उपयोगीता;

Synonym pragmatism;

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English Dictionary:

1. Utilitarianism

[n.]

- The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions.
- The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of the universe.
- The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness.