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emotionalist|ɪˈməʊʃənəlɪst|
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
a. One who bases his theories of conduct on the emotions.
b. In contemptuous use: One who is unwisely emotional, or who appeals (unworthily) to the emotions instead of the reason.
a1866J. Grote Exam. Util. Philos. iv. (1870) 62 Mill writes..as if he were a mere emotionalist. 1882J. Parker Apost. Life (1884) III. 66 Would he now be called fanatic, emotionalist, enthusiast? 1888C. Monkhouse in Academy 23 June 425/1 He is no professional emotionalist, making capital out of pain. |