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MORALISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moralisation mean?
• MORALISATION (noun)
The noun MORALISATION has 2 senses:
1. indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
2. the act of making moral (or more moral)
Familiarity information: MORALISATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
moralisation; moralization; moralizing
Context example:
his constant moralizing drove me mad
Hypernyms ("moralisation" is a kind of...):
philosophizing (the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moralisation"):
preachification (moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner)
Derivation:
moralise (speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of making moral (or more moral)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
moralisation; moralization
Context example:
for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature
Hypernyms ("moralisation" is a kind of...):
reform (a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses)
Derivation:
moralise (improve the morals of)
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