SENSUALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sensualism mean? 

• SENSUALISM (noun)
  The noun SENSUALISM has 2 senses:

1. desire for sensual pleasures

2. (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

  Familiarity information: SENSUALISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSUALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Desire for sensual pleasures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

sensualism; sensuality; sensualness

Hypernyms ("sensualism" is a kind of...):

concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Derivation:

sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

sensationalism; sensualism

Hypernyms ("sensualism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)