moralism (Meaning)

Wordnet

moralism (n)

a moral maxim

judgments about another person's morality

Webster

A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.

The politician's moralism masked his underlying self-interest.
The religious group's moralism condemned all forms of sexual expression.
The teacher's moralism stifled the students' creativity and independence of thought.
The writer's moralism infused his novels with a heavy-handed sense of right and wrong.
The social reformer's moralism alienated many who did not share his puritanical views.
The philosopher's moralism led him to believe that all individuals possess an innate moral compass.
The doctor's moralism prevented him from performing certain medical procedures that he believed were ethically questionable.
The judge's moralism influenced his sentencing decisions, resulting in harsher punishments for those he deemed sinful.
The media's moralism often sensationalized and distorted moral issues for public consumption.
The environmentalist's moralism motivated him to advocate for the protection and preservation of the natural world.

a moral maxim, judgments about another person's moralityA maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.

puritanism, morality,prudery, prudishness, Comstockery,nice-nellyism, priggery, priggishness, primness, virtue

libertinism, libertinism, prurience, prurience, libertarianism, libertarianism, lechery,lechery, pruriency,pruriency

The politician's moralism masked his underlying self-interest.

The religious group's moralism condemned all forms of sexual expression.

The teacher's moralism stifled the students' creativity and independence of thought.

The writer's moralism infused his novels with a heavy-handed sense of right and wrong.