sensualism

Noun

Meaning

The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality.

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.

The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sensationalism sensuality sensualness animalism desire hunger excitement urge lust appetite envy thirst longing craving eroticism
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Antonyms

good honor integrity morality purity dignity
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Hypernyms

eros concupiscence sexual desire philosophical doctrine philosophical theory physical attraction

Related terms

sensuality sensually sensualist

Examples

The white room is an interior to be made devoid of any specific sensualism emanated by objects. Ultimately it is classic white canvas expanded into three-dimensional space. Günter Brus

Close letter words and terms

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