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View synonyms for sensualism

sensualism

[ sen-shoo-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

  1. subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.


sensualism

/ ˈsɛnsjʊəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being sensual
  2. another word for sensationalism sensationalism


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Other Words From

  • hyper·sensu·al·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sensualism1

First recorded in 1795–1805; sensual + -ism

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Example Sentences

The Stoics rebuke the impiety which is blended with sensualism, and place their hopes on virtue.

The heathen sensualism that had invaded the Church is put to the rout; Christian spiritualism has reappeared.

The true prudence limits this sensualism by admitting the knowledge of an internal and real world.

History notices the same rotation continually—idealism, sensualism, scepticism, and finally mysticism.

I have consumed one plug of Quaker City; but as the smoke spires up, the spiritual-sensualism of Ruth becometh manifest.

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