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rosewater philosophy

noun

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  1. 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.
    • 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.

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