Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of moralizing or reflecting upon morals; a moral reflection.
  • noun The act of giving a moral meaning or effect to something; explanation in a moral sense.
  • noun The act of rendering moral; subjection to moral rules; the process of giving a moral character to something.
  • noun Also spelled moralisation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
  • noun Explanation in a moral sense.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of moralizing.
  • noun Moral reform.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of making moral (or more moral)
  • noun indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code

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Examples

  • Over the past few days, some have interpreted very narrowly what Pope Benedict said in his book-length interview with Peter Seewald, a German journalist, about condoms as a "first step" in the "moralization" of someone like a "male prostitute" who uses one to prevent the spread of infection.

    Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Understanding the Pope's New Stance on Condoms S.J. Rev. James Martin 2010

  • Over the past few days, some have interpreted very narrowly what Pope Benedict said in his book-length interview with Peter Seewald, a German journalist, about condoms as a "first step" in the "moralization" of someone like a "male prostitute" who uses one to prevent the spread of infection.

    Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Understanding the Pope's New Stance on Condoms S.J. Rev. James Martin 2010

  • Hayek would support the current calls for a "moralization" of global capitalism, since the core of the crisis seems to be exactly the loss of moral constraints in the blind pursuit of as many quick bucks as possible.

    For a Moral Stimulus 2009

  • In a book-length interview last year, Benedict said condoms are not a "real or moral solution" to the AIDS epidemic, but that their use by someone intending to prevent infection could "be a first step in the direction of a moralization" of sexuality.

    Vatican to update bio-ethics guide for Catholic hospitals 2011

  • In a book-length interview last year, Benedict said condoms are not a "real or moral solution" to the AIDS epidemic, but that their use by someone intending to prevent infection could "be a first step in the direction of a moralization" of sexuality.

    Vatican to update bio-ethics guide for Catholic hospitals 2011

  • Trying to give the idea of a supposed moralization to this censorship is useless, it sounds offensive when corrupt politicians with a dirty past continue to compete in total freedom.

    Global Voices in English » Brazil: Has a free Internet really appeared on the electoral scene? 2009

  • In a book-length interview last year, Benedict said condoms are not a "real or moral solution" to the AIDS epidemic, but that their use by someone intending to prevent infection could "be a first step in the direction of a moralization" of sexuality.

    Vatican To Draft Guidelines For Catholic Hospitals, AIDS Prevention Josh Fleet 2011

  • In a book-length interview last year, Benedict said condoms are not a "real or moral solution" to the AIDS epidemic, but that their use by someone intending to prevent infection could "be a first step in the direction of a moralization" of sexuality.

    Vatican To Draft Guidelines For Catholic Hospitals, AIDS Prevention Josh Fleet 2011

  • But he also said, "there may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility ..."

    James Heffernan: Memo To Catholic Conservatives: Two Great Saints Stand Behind the Pope's Statement on Condoms James Heffernan 2010

  • The pope then added: There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility, on the way toward recovering an awareness that not everything is allowed and that one cannot do whatever one wants.

    Vatican Moves to Elaborate Pope Stacy Meichtry 2010

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