empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
sensualism, sensationalism
(noun) (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
sensationalism, luridness
(noun) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; “the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation”
sensationalism
(noun) subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sensationalism (countable and uncountable, plural sensationalisms)
The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.
(philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
• (epistemic doctrine): sensualism
• antisensationalism
Source: Wiktionary
Sen*sa"tion*al*ism, n.
1. (Metaph.)
Definition: The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism.
2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
