n.
Pronunciation: -shn ə -list, -sh ə -n ə -list
Function: noun
Date: 1865
1 : one who bases a theory or policy on an emotional conviction
2 : one prone to emotionalism
– emo · tion · al · is · tic \ - ˌ m ō -shn ə - ' lis-tik, -sh ə -n ə - ' lis- \ adjective