Meaning

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

    Moralismus

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

    a moral maxim

  3. (dated, uncountable, usually)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.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. It is not moralism.

  2. It isn't moralism.

  3. It's not moralism.

Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
Act or practice of moralizing:

Origin

From French moralisme.

From French moralisme.

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Forms

plural: moralisms
Singularmoralism
Pluralmoralisms

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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