Sensualism: meaning, definitions and examples

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sensualism

 

[ หˆsษ›nสƒสŠษ™หŒlษชz(ษ™)m ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

philosophy

The philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from the senses and that there are no innate ideas.

Synonyms

empiricism, materialism, naturalism

Examples of usage

  • Sensualism suggests that our experiences shape our understanding of the world.
  • In sensualism, the mind is seen as a blank slate at birth, with all knowledge gained through sensory experiences.
Context #2 | Noun

literature

An artistic movement that emphasizes the physical and sensual aspects of human experience.

Synonyms

hedonism, pleasure-seeking, sensuality

Examples of usage

  • The poetry of the Romantic period often reflects themes of sensualism and nature.
  • Sensualism in literature celebrates the beauty of the natural world and human emotions.

Translations

Translations of the word "sensualism" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sensualismo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เคตเฅ‡เคฆเคจเคพเคตเคพเคฆ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Sensualismus

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ sensualisme

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะตะฝััƒะฐะปั–ะทะผ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ sensualizm

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšไธป็พฉ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‹ใใ—ใ‚…ใŽ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sensualisme

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sensualismo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท duyumsalcฤฑlฤฑk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ๊ฐ์ฃผ์˜ (ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšไธป็พฉ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ุญุณูŠุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sensualismus

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ senzualizmus

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ„Ÿๆ€งไธปไน‰ (gวŽn xรฌng zhว” yรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sensualizem

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tilfinningahyggja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะตะทั–ะผั‚ะฐะปะดั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒกแƒฃแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ›แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sensualizm

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sensualismo

Etymology

The term 'sensualism' originated in the 18th century as a philosophical concept. It was popularized by philosophers such as Locke and Hume, who argued that all human knowledge is derived from sensory experiences. In literature, sensualism became a prominent artistic movement during the Romantic period, focusing on the beauty of nature and human emotions.

See also: sensualist, sensuality.