Moralizing
['mɔrəlaiziŋ]
Definition
(noun.) indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; 'his constant moralizing drove me mad'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Moralize
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Examples
- But I forget that I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale; and your looks remind me to proceed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The poet may rebel against any attempt to set limits to his fancy; and he may argue truly that moralizing in verse is not poetry. Plato. The Republic.
- At best, it produces a temporary emotional glow; at worst, callous indifference to moralizing. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Would you turn all the youth of the world into a tragic chorus, wailing and moralizing over misery? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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