emotionalist

noun emo·tion·al·ist \-shnə-list, -shə-nə-list\

Definition of EMOTIONALIST

: one who bases a theory or policy on an emotional conviction

: one prone to emotionalism

— emo·tion·al·is·tic \-ˌmō-shnə-ˈlis-tik, -shə-nə-ˈlis-\ adjective

1865

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