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sensualism

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sen·su·al·ism  (snsh--lzm)
n.
Excessive devotion to sensual pleasure; sensuality.
sensu·al·ist n.
sensu·al·istic adj.
sensualism [ˈsɛnsjʊəˌlɪzəm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the quality or state of being sensual
2. (Philosophy) another word for sensationalism [3a] [3b]
sensualism
sensationalism, def. 2.
See also: Philosophy
the doctrine that the good is to be judged only by or through the gratifleation of the senses. Also called sensationalism.
See also: Ethics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sensualismsensualism - desire for sensual pleasures        
sensuality, sensualness
concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy
2.sensualism - (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
sensationalism
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
Translations
sensualism [ˈsensjʊəlɪzəm] N → sensualismo m
sensualism
n → Sinnlichkeit f, → Wollüstigkeit f (pej); (Philos) → Sensualismus m


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Worst, when this sensualism intrudes into the education of young women, and withers the hope and affection of human nature by teaching that marriage signifies nothing but a housewife's thrift, and that woman's life has no other aim.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
humors,' each, in spite of individual traits, the embodiment of some one abstract vice--cowardice, sensualism, hypocrisy, or what not.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Clare did so,--for gross sensualism, in any form, was not the peculiar temptation of his nature.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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