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