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sensationalism (sɛnˈseɪʃən^əˌlɪzəm)

—n
1.	the use of sensational language, etc, to arouse an intense emotional response
2.	such sensational matter itself
3.	philosophy Also called: sensualism
	a. the doctrine that knowledge cannot go beyond the analysis of experience
	b. ethics the doctrine that the ability to gratify the senses is the only criterion of goodness
4.	psychol the theory that all experience and mental life may be explained in terms of sensations and remembered images
5.	aesthetics the theory of the beauty of sensuality in the arts

sen'sationalist

—n, —*adj*

sensational'istic

—*adj*

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