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moralization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moralisation, moralizing |
| Type of | philosophizing |
| Has types | preachification |
| Derivation | moralize |
moralization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moralisation |
| Type of | reform |
| Derivation | moralize |
for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature.
Examples of moralization
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The first hallmark of moralization is that the rules it invokes are felt to be universal.
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Regardless of where they were born, their self righteous moralization is immature, misplaced and ludicrous.
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He occasionally lapsed into moralization and aphorism.
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There are many other issues for which we are too quick to hit the moralization button and look for villains rather than bug fixes.
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Furthermore, the concept of psychohistory, which gives the events in the story a sense of rational fatalism, leaves little room for moralization.
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Moralization is a psychological state that can be turned on and off like a switch, and when it is on, a distinctive mind-set commandeers our thinking.
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Of course, some adversaries really are psychopaths, and others are so poisoned by a punitive moralization that they are beyond the pale of reason.
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However, the mood of the public in France is very much in favor of a moralization of public life and Hollande's measures have been received with guarded optimism.
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Much of our recent social history, including the culture wars between liberals and conservatives, consists of the moralization or amoralization of particular kinds of behavior.
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- Moralizing: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad"
- The act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature"
- (moralize) interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"
- (moralize) sermonize: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"
- Morality (from the Latin '' "manner, character, proper behavior") is a sense of behavioral conduct that differentiates intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good (or right) and bad (or wrong). ...
- (Moralize) verb telling others what they ought or not do absent authority to do so.
