rosewater philosophy

noun

A sentimental belief system, ignoring harsh realities.

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Meanings

nounrosewater philosophy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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
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    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
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