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rosewater philosophy en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A sentimental belief system, ignoring harsh realities.
    • I subscribed most heartily to this rosewater philosophy. Certainly, if Jessie had had her way, there would have been no heartaches in the world; no poverty, no sickness, no rags, no rainy days. 1870, Benjamin Leopold Farjeon, Jessie Trim:
    • This is interpreting Christianity as a rosewater philosophy to make a comfortable atmosphere for nice peope^([sic]). But nice people have no cutting edge. Nor have they any answers for the problems that beset our world. 1971, Catherine Marshall, Beyond Our Selves, page 194: