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    MORALIZATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of making moral (or more moral)play

    Example:

    for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature

    Synonyms:

    moralisation; moralization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("moralization" is a kind of...):

    reform (a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses)

    Derivation:

    moralize (improve the morals of)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral codeplay

    Example:

    his constant moralizing drove me mad

    Synonyms:

    moralisation; moralization; moralizing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("moralization" is a kind of...):

    philosophizing (the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moralization"):

    preachification (moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner)

    Derivation:

    moralize (speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements)

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