moralization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
    moralisation; moralizing.
    • his constant moralizing drove me mad
  2. noun the act of making moral (or more moral)
    moralisation.
    • for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature

WordNet

Mor`al*i*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. moralisation.
Definitions
  1. The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
  2. Explanation in a moral sense. T. Warton.

Webster 1913