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Webster 1913 Edition


Moralization

Morˊal-i-za′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
moralisation
.]
1.
The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
2.
Explanation in a moral sense.
T. Warton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Moralization

MORALIZA'TION

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Noun.
Moral reflections, or the act of making moral reflections.
1.
Explanation in a moral sense.

Definition 2024


moralization

moralization

English

Noun

moralization (countable and uncountable, plural moralizations)

  1. The act of moralizing.
    • 2009, William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking
      The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations.
  2. Moral reform.
    "Our government proposes the moralization of public functions and the end of impunity for government functionaries and for individuals who violate the law and steal from the people," — Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay, quoted in the Los Angeles Times.