SENSATIONALISMS

Noun

sensationalisms

plural of sensationalism

Source: Wiktionary


SENSATIONALISM

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



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