Moralization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moralization \Mor`al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. moralisation.]
     1. The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
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     2. Explanation in a moral sense. --T. Warton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moralization
       n 1: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often
            superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant
            moralizing drove me mad" [syn: {moralizing}, {moralisation}]
       2: the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she
          worked toward the moralization of English literature"
          [syn: {moralisation}]