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moralism

[ mawr-uh-liz-uhm, mor- ]

noun

  1. the habit of moralizing.
  2. a moral maxim.
  3. emphasis, especially undue emphasis, on morality.
  4. the practice of morality, as distinct from religion.


moralism

/ ˈmɒrəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. the habit or practice of moralizing
  2. a moral saying
  3. the practice of moral principles without reference to religion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • anti·moral·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moralism1

First recorded in 1820–30; moral + -ism
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Example Sentences

The Madea films thrive on an ugly mix of minstrelsy and moralism.

There is, to be sure, something wonderful about the Jewish outsider-ness, the irony and the moralism.

Republicanism has become a Southern Gothic farce of paranoia, resentment, scandal, and hypocritical moralism.

Grant the foregoing argument, and all the apparatus of abstract moralism follows in its wake.

Animism, theism, pantheism, are destined to fall under the domination of what may be called moralism.

Moralism is usually identified as belief in good behavior as a source of life.

If they are mystical quietists, they regard mere moralism as the struggling of a soul that is not saved.

Pluralistic moralism simply makes their teeth chatter, it refrigerates the very heart within their breast.

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