Sensualism
Pronunciation : Sen"su*al*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. sensualisme.]
Definition : 1. The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality.
2. (Philos.)
Defn: 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)
Defn: The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good. Krauth-Fleming.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913