Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sensualism

2 senses of sensualism

Sense 1
sensuality, sensualness, sensualism -- (desire for sensual pleasures)
       => sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction -- (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Sense 2
sensualism, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good)
       => philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)