2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sensualism \Sen"su*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. sensualisme.] 1. The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) The doctrine that all our ideas, or the operations of the understanding, not only originate in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism; sensism. [1913 Webster] 3. (Ethics) The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good. --Krauth-Fleming. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sensualism n 1: desire for sensual pleasures [syn: {sensuality}, {sensualness}] 2: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good [syn: {sensationalism}]
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