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MORALIZATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of making moral (or more moral)

Example:

for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature

Synonyms:

moralisation; moralization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("moralization" is a kind of...):

reform (a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses)

Derivation:

moralize (improve the morals of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code

Example:

his constant moralizing drove me mad

Synonyms:

moralisation; moralization; moralizing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("moralization" is a kind of...):

philosophizing (the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moralization"):

preachification (moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner)

Derivation:

moralize (speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements)

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