-shən ə lə̇st, -shnəl- noun
( -s )
1. : one that tends to rely upon emotion as opposed to reason ; especially : one who bases a theory or policy (as in artistic matters) upon an emotional conviction or justifies it by setting up a certain emotional condition as its end
2. : one given to emotionalism
an austere and rational way of life hardly palatable to an emotionalist
• emo·tion·al·is·tic ̷ ̷|mōshən ə l|istik, -shnə|li-, -tēk adjective