| n. | 1. | The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality. |
| 2. | (Philos.) 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. | |
| 3. | (Ethics) The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good. |
| Noun | 1. | sensualism - desire for sensual pleasures Synonyms: sensuality, sensualness |
| 2. | sensualism - (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good Synonyms: sensationalism |