Moralization
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of moralizing. countable, uncountable
"The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations."
- 2 the act of making moral (or more moral) wordnet
- 3 Moral reform. countable, uncountable
""Our government proposes the moralization of public functions and the end of impunity for government functionaries and for individuals who violate the law and steal from the people," — Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay, quoted in the Los Angeles Times."
- 4 indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code wordnet
Example
More examples"The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations."
Etymology
From moral + -ization or moralize + -ation.
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