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Definition of Sentimentalization
1. Noun. The act of indulging in sentiment.
Generic synonyms: Glorification, Idealisation, Idealization
Derivative terms: Romanticise, Romanticize, Sentimentalise, Sentimentalise, Sentimentalize
Definition of Sentimentalization
1. Noun. (nonstandard) The act of giving a sentimental feeling for something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sentimentalization
Literary usage of Sentimentalization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories by Blanche Colton Williams, Harry Hansen, Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.), Herschel Brickell (1921)
"She had not come here to encourage sentimentalization. With a determined effort
she lifted her mind outside the circle of commiseration which threatened to ..."
2. The Romantic Composers by Daniel Gregory Mason (1906)
"... and of how it should be said, should be specially marked out for sentimentalization
and degradation at the hands of performers too dull to divine their ..."
3. The Influence of Beaumont and Fletcher on Shakspere by Ashley Horace Thorndike (1901)
"Moreover, even the intense sentimentalization does not produce consistency.
The girl who makes some very spirited replies to her father when he interrupts ..."
4. Character and Temperament by Joseph Jastrow (1915)
"If capable of such affiliation, they attain it; the sentimentalization may be
more or less explicit, may be more or less encouraged by the environment, ..."
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