Sen"su*al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. sensualisme.] 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. Krauth- Fleming.
Sen"su*al*ist, n. [CF. F. sensualiste.] 1. One who is sensual; one
given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses as the means of
happiness.