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Sentimentalism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A liking for sentimental things. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a predilection for sentimentality wordnet
  3. 3
    An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form wordnet
  5. 5
    A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From sentimental + -ism.

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