ˌmȯrələ̇ˈzāshən, ˌmär-, -līˈ- noun
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Etymology: Middle English moralizacion, from Medieval Latin moralization-, moralizatio, from moralizatus (past participle of moralizare to moralize) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the giving of a moral interpretation to something : an explanation in moral terms
his criticism of the play is simply a moralization of it
b. : the act of moralizing : a moral reflection or discourse
moralizations … were the beginnings of thought, feelings, perceptions, which led him to write the novels — J.T.Farrell
2.
a. : the act of making moral
the best government it had ever known, with moralization of public offices — Hubert Herring
b. : the process of becoming moral
progressive moralization of the idea of holiness in the Old Testament — R.C.Dentan