| Definitions of 'sensationalism' |
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1. (noun) sensationalism
subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
2. (noun) sensationalism, luridness
the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
"the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
3. (noun) sensualism, sensationalism
(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
4. (noun) empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
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| Definitions of 'sensationalism' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sensationalism
the doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism
2. (noun) sensationalism
the practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel
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