verbalism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

verbalism
    n 1: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or
         opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find
         verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate
         but the verbalism took hours" [syn: {expression}, {verbal
         expression}, {verbalism}]
    2: overabundance of words [syn: {verbiage}, {verbalism}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Verbalism \Ver"bal*ism\, n.
   Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
   [1913 Webster]