moralism

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɒɹəlɪzm/

Noun

derogatory often uncountable usually countable dated

(uncountable, often derogatory) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).

Japanese Meaning

道徳を説く行為、または他人の道徳性を判断・批判する行為 / しばしば批判的なニュアンスを含む、自己の道徳観を他人に押し付ける態度や行為

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His constant moralism at family dinners made everyone avoid controversial topics.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼の家族の夕食での絶え間ない道徳的説教のせいで、誰もが議論になりそうな話題を避けるようになった。

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Sense（1）

(uncountable, often derogatory) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).

The Romantic movement […] struggled for ‘art for art’s sake’ against the old moralism and didacticism […]

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Sense（2）

There was a delicious spice of worldliness in the topics of conversation which was quite refreshing to him, accustomed as he was to the somewhat droning moralisms of his “congenial friends.”

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Sense（3）

(uncountable, dated) Religious practice that focuses on morality while placing little emphasis on doctrine or the metaphysical; adherence to a system of morality with little or no reference to religion.

That thin, colorless protestantism of her fathers had faded into a nameless moralism. She had no Christ before whom she could pour her adoration and love. Instead, she had taken to herself a man; and now the clay of his being was crumbling in her hands....

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moralisms

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