sensualistic

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It's only too easy to write for those avid of sentimentalism, or to express what Thomas Huxley calls "sensualistic caterwauling."

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

One thing is certain, we cannot go back to the old dogmatic standpoint, whether rationalistic or sensualistic.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

Schleiermacher here alludes to the sensualistic aestheticians of the eighteenth century, and to Hegel, who had almost identified art and religion.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

We fear that even the confession of sensualistic atheism by Solovieff will not prevent his memory from being cherished by thousands of his countrymen.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

The religion of Hellas was the religion of sensualistic beauty simply.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various