as in puritanism
a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters
the moralism that the candidate displays on the campaign trail is seen by some as hypocritical
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Recent Examples of moralism
Opponents of the movement argued that concern for animals was merely sentimental moralism that impeded progress.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The Return of the Global South Realism, not moralism, drives a new critique of western power.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
That roughing in of a few sharper edges parallels the addition of Victorian moralism to the animal world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
And, along with its hearty sentiment, Cukor delivers a strong repudiation of provincial American moralism.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The Return of the Global South Realism, not moralism, drives a new critique of western power.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
That roughing in of a few sharper edges parallels the addition of Victorian moralism to the animal world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
And, along with its hearty sentiment, Cukor delivers a strong repudiation of provincial American moralism.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for moralism
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“Moralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralism. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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