emotionalism UK /ɪˈməʊʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/US /ɪˈmoʊʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/ noun1 •An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics.to infuse into Judaism new vision, or rather to re-awaken the dormant emotionalism and mystic strain — 1929 formsemotionalisms