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MORALIZING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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 ("moralizing" is a kind of...):

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

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

preachification (moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner)

Derivation:

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

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb moralize

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