Sen*sa"tion*al*ism (?), n.
1. (Metaph.) 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. The practice or methods of sensational
writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a
novel.