romantilist

Romantilist is a rarely used term that refers to a person who adheres to or promotes romanticism in culture, art, or criticism. The label is informal and not standardized; more common forms are “romantic” or “romanticist.” In some historical or critical writings, “romantilist” appears as a variant or critique of those associated with Romantic ideals—especially those who emphasize emotion, imagination, and the primacy of individual experience over rationalism or utilitarian concerns.

In practice, a romantilist is imagined as prioritizing themes such as love, myth, heroism, nature, and the experiential interior life. They may critique industrialization, social convention, or scientific rationalism as constraints on authentic feeling. The term is most likely to appear in discussions of specific periods, literatures, or regional traditions where Romantic vocabulary is under debate, rather than as a formal, organized movement.

Romantilist should not be confused with mercantilism, nor with the more standard term romanticist.

See also: Romanticism; Romanticism in literature; Romantic nationalism; Romantic era.