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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A person given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses; one who places his chief happiness in carnal pleasures.
  • noun One who holds the sensual theory in philosophy; a sensationalist. Also sensuist.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who is sensual; one given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses as the means of happiness.
  • noun One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.
  • noun One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who enjoys sensuality

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