Definition of "sentimentalism" []

• A predilection for the sentimental. (noun)
• An idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment. (noun)

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• "All of which you characterize as sentimentalism -- so says"
• "On the other hand, what replaced it was far worse, and I tend to reject claims that the old sentimentalism is aesthetically equal to Glory & Praise."
• "Tagore was a major world poet and artist, whose sentimentalism is sometimes misunderstood, no doubt."