English Dictionary

moralism

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɒɹəlɪzm/

名詞

軽蔑的 頻度副詞 不可算名詞 通常 可算名詞 古風

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

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（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 […]

意味（2）

(countable, often derogatory) A maxim or saying believed by the speaker to embody a moral truth; an instance of moralizing.

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.”

意味（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....

moralisms （ plural ）