English noun: moralization | |||
| 1. | moralization (communication) indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code | ||
| Samples | His constant moralizing drove me mad. | ||
| Synonyms | moralisation, moralizing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | philosophizing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | preachification | ||
| 2. | moralization (act) the act of making moral (or more moral) | ||
| Samples | For years she worked toward the moralization of English literature. | ||
| Synonyms | moralisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reform | ||