Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Emotionalism

/ĭm-ōsh'-ən-əl-ĭzˌ-əm/ · E·mo·tion·al·ism · IPA /ɪˈmoʊʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/

01 n. The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

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The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.