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Definition of Moralizing

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

Definition of Moralizing

1. Verb. (present participle of moralize) ¹

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Definition of Moralizing

1. moralize [v] - See also: moralize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moralizing

Literary usage of Moralizing

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

1. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"... and the adoption of this resolution throws him into a mood of moralizing, which he indulges to the evident impatience of his gentle mistress. ..."

2. Ten Years in Washington: Or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital by Mary Clemmer (1882)
"... —moralizing—Inside the Mansion—Uncle Tom's Bouquets—Beautiful Scenery—Memorial Day at Arlington—The Soldiers' Orphans—The Grave of Forty Soldiers— The ..."

3. William Winston Seaton of the "National Intelligencer".: A Biographical Sketch by Josephine Seaton (1871)
"... not contemplate them without emotion, and a good deal of spontaneous moralizing This afternoon we set out for the Rhine, and a little tour in Germany. ..."

4. Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry: From the Year by Mary Berry (1865)
"... admired her great beauty; but there is no moralizing more on change of fortune, after the enormous excess of it in the case of the Queen of France. ..."

5. Autobiography of William H. Seward from 1801 to 1834: With a Memoir of His by William Henry Seward, Frederick William Seward (1891)
"moralizing at St. Peter's. UNDER the familiar roof of the old Eagle Tavern, at Albany. Seward was a frequent guest. His law cases called him often to the ..."

6. The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1900)
"moralizing IN FICTION THE lash is laid on very heavily in this school; it is the English taste. About tastes and whips there is no disputing; ..."

7. Plays and Players: Leaves from a Critic's Scrapbook by Walter Prichard Eaton (1916)
"... MIDDLE-AGED moralizing FOR YEASTY YOUNGSTERS 1915 A fear haunts us that we are reaching that period of life James Huneker once called his anecdotage. ..."

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