Definition of sensualism Sensualism
sen•su•al•ism
We found 9 definitions of sensualism from 4 different sources.
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What does sensualism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: sensualisms |
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| sensualism - (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good | ||
| sensationalism | ||
| philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | ||
| sensualism - desire for sensual pleasures | ||
| sensuality, sensualness | ||
| concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros a desire for sexual intimacy | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sensualism (Noun)
Addiction to or obsession with sensual pleasures or affairs. - sensualism (Noun)
The doctrine that gratification of the senses is the highest good. - sensualism (Noun)
The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sensualism (n.)
The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality. - sensualism (n.)
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. - sensualism (n.)
The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good.
Part of speech
🔤- sensualism, noun, singular of sensualisms.
