sentimentalism

English

noun
Definitions
  • A liking for sentimental things
  • An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality
  • (philosophy) A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.

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Suffix from English sentimental.

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English

sentimental

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