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sensualist

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sen⋅su⋅al⋅ist

  [sen-shoo-uh-list]
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–noun
1. a person given to the indulgence of the senses or appetites.
2. a person who holds the doctrine of sensationalism.
Origin:
1655–65; sensual + -ist

Related forms:
sen⋅su⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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sen·su·al·ism   (sěn'shōō-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  Excessive devotion to sensual pleasure; sensuality.
sen'su·al·ist n., sen'su·al·is'tic adj.
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