sensualism
1. desire for sensual pleasures • Syn: sensuality, sensualness • Derivationally related forms: sensualist, sensual (for: sensualness), sensual (for: sensuality) • Hypernyms: sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction 2. (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good • Syn: sensationalism • Topics: philosophy • Hypernyms: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
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