sentimentalism

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English

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Etymology

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From sentimental +‎ -ism.

Noun

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sentimentalism (countable and uncountable, plural sentimentalisms)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French sentimentalisme. By surface analysis, sentimental +‎ -ism.

Noun

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sentimentalism n (plural sentimentalisme)

  1. sentimentalism

Declension

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