moralization

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mor•al•ize /ˈmɔrəˌlaɪz, ˈmɑr-/   v. [no object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to express opinions about matters of right and wrong, esp. in a tiresome way or when intolerant of other's views:
   moralizing about what TV shows our children should watch.

See -mor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mor•al•ize  (môr′ə līz′, mor′-), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, esp. in a self-righteous or tiresome way.

v.t. 

2. to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from.
3. to improve the morals of.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] mor′al•ise′. 

• Medieval Latin mōrālizāre. See moral, -ize
• Middle English moralisen 1350–1400

mor′al•i•za′tion, n. 
mor′al•iz′er, n. 
mor′al•iz′ing•ly, adv.