Noun: moralisation ,mor-u-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,mó-ru-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: moralization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: moralization)
- The act of making moral (or more moral)
"for years she worked toward the moralisation of English literature";
- moralization
- Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
"His constant moralisation about others' behaviour became tiresome";
- moralizing, moralization, moralising [Brit]
Derived forms: moralisations
Type of: philosophising [Brit], philosophizing, reform
Encyclopedia: Moralisation