moralization

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code“his constant moralizing drove me mad”Synonyms: moralizingmoralisationType of philosophizingKinds preachification
  2. the act of making moral (or more moral)“for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature”Synonyms: moralisationType of reform
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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

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