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Definition of Moralisation

1. Noun. Indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code. "His constant moralizing drove me mad"

2. Noun. The act of making moral (or more moral). "For years she worked toward the moralization of English literature"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moralisation

moral panic moral philosophy moral principle moral sense moral suasion moral support moral system moral treatment moral turpitude morale

morale-boosting morale booster morale builder morale building morales moralisation (current term) moralise moralised moralises moralising

moralism moralisms moralist moralistic moralistic therapeutic deism moralistically moralists moralities morality morality play

Literary usage of Moralisation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science of Ethics by Leslie Stephen (1907)
"The process of moralisation is part of a complex process; and whether we consider the race, or the individual who repeats the race-experience, ..."

2. Educational Ends: Or, The Ideal of Personal Development by Sophie (Willock) Bryant (1887)
"As so doing, we may call him an organ of moralisation in the organic community. All such good men form implicitly a voluntary association for the ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"801. moralisation, moralise, etc. See moralization, etc. moralism (mor'al-izm;, n. .... The highest type of moralisation lies in acquiring such an abstract ..."

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