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Synonyms for moralizing
mor·al·iz·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
moralizing, moralization, moralisationnoun
indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
"his constant moralizing drove me mad"
Synonyms:
moralization, moralisation
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Money is like fire, an element as little troubled by moralizing as earth, air and water. Men can employ it as a tool or they can dance around it as if it were the incarnation of a god. Money votes socialist or monarchist, finds a profit in pornography or translations from the Bible, commissions Rembrandt and underwrites the technology of Auschwitz. It acquires its meaning from the uses to which it is put.
Lao Tse, In a discussion with Confucious about the true nature of humanity.:
Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.
Vanity Fair Oscar Party Morgan:
I do think that … it was … probably the most extraordinary moment in the history of the Academy Awards and quite where it leaves everybody in Hollywood with their constant moralizing is only … [a] guess.
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