What does Moralize mean?

Definitions for Moralize
ˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, ˈmɒr-mor·al·ize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. moralize, moraliseverb

    interpret the moral meaning of

    "moralize a story"

  2. sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moraliseverb

    speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

    "This man always sermonizes"

  3. moralize, moraliseverb

    improve the morals of

Wiktionary

  1. moralizeverb

    To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

  2. moralizeverb

    To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

  3. moralizeverb

    To render moral; to correct the morals of.

  4. moralizeverb

    To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

  5. moralizeverb

    To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Moralizeverb

    Etymology: moraliser, French.

    He ’as left me here behind to expound the meaning or moral of his signs and tokens.
    —— I pray thee moralize them. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

    Did he not moralize this spectacle?
    —— O yes, into a thousand similies. William Shakespeare.

    This fable is moralized in a common proverb. Roger L'Estrange.

    Fierce warres and faithful loves shall moralize my song. Fairy Queen, b. i.

    High as their trumpets tune his lyre he strung,
    And with his prince’s arms he moraliz’d his song. Matthew Prior.

  2. To Moralizeverb

    To speak or write on moral subjects.

Wikipedia

  1. moralize

    Morality (from Latin moralitas 'manner, character, proper behavior') is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness". Moral philosophy includes meta-ethics, which studies abstract issues such as moral ontology and moral epistemology, and normative ethics, which studies more concrete systems of moral decision-making such as deontological ethics and consequentialism. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule, which states: "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any particular set of moral standards or principles.

ChatGPT

  1. moralize

    To moralize means to express or convey an opinion on what is right or wrong behavior or character, usually in an overly critical or preaching way. In a wider sense, it may also involve the interpretation or reinterpretation of events, literature, etc. from a moral perspective.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Moralizeverb

    to apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from

  2. Moralizeverb

    to furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to

  3. Moralizeverb

    to render moral; to correct the morals of

  4. Moralizeverb

    to give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse

  5. Moralizeverb

    to make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral

  6. Etymology: [Cf. F. moraliser.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Moralize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Moralize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Moralize in a Sentence

  1. Katherine Keyes:

    When we're seeing human suffering at this level, now is not the time to moralize about drug use. Now is the time to save lives, and, you know, we're in a crisis situation. We need to double down and do everything that we can to save every human life because that's how we're going to get out of this epidemic.

  2. Anya Kamenetz:

    In modern parenting culture, it is hard to resist the temptation to moralize everything and have everything fit to brain enhancement, but TV is a fun part of growing up and a treat. Especially if you don't have it all the time.

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