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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 codeplay

2. the act of making moral (or more moral)play

  Familiarity information: MORALISATION used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MORALISATION (noun)


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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