moralization
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code“his constant moralizing drove me mad”Synonyms: moralizingmoralisationType of philosophizingKinds preachification
- the act of making moral (or more moral)“for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature”Synonyms: moralisationType of reform
Word of the day · Sep 28About this word
onerousadjective
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mor′al·i·za′tion noun
Origin: Cf. F. moralisation.
1. The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
2. Explanation in a moral sense. Thomas Warton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54