sensualism, sensationalism
(noun) (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
sensuality, sensualness, sensualism
(noun) desire for sensual pleasures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sensualism (countable and uncountable, plural sensualisms)
Addiction to or obsession with sensual pleasures or affairs.
(ethics) The doctrine that gratification of the senses is the highest good.
(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.
(art, architecture) A sensual style or aesthetic.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sen"su*al*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sensualisme.]
1. The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality.
2. (Philos.)
Definition: 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)
Definition: The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
