sensationism

sen·sa·tion·ism

[sen-sey-shuh-niz-uhm]
noun
a theory of psychology maintaining that experience consists solely of sensations.


Origin:
1860–65; sensation + -ism

sen·sa·tion·ist, noun, adjective
sen·sa·tion·is·tic, adjective
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