moralization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of moralizing.

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   Examples

   The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations.

2. Moral reform.

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   "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.

Noun

1. indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code

   Synonyms

   moralizingmoralisation

   Broader terms

   philosophizing

   Examples

   his constant moralizing drove me mad

2. the act of making moral (or more moral)

   Synonyms

   moralisation

   Broader terms

   reform

   Examples

   for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature