moralize

English Thesaurus

1. improve the morals of (verb.change)

hypernym	:	reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate,
definition	:	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (verb.change)

2. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	advocate, preach,
definition	:	speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)

3. interpret the moral meaning of (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	interpret, rede,
definition	:	give an interpretation or explanation to (verb.communication)

4. improve the morals of (verb.change)

derivation	:	moralisation, moralization,
definition	:	the act of making moral (or more moral) (noun.act)

5. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements (verb.communication)

derivation	:	preaching, sermon,
definition	:	a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication)

derivation	:	moralisation, moralization, moralizing,
definition	:	indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preachification,
definition	:	moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner (noun.communication)

derivation	:	discourse, preaching, sermon,
definition	:	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel (noun.person)

6. improve the morals of (verb.change)

derivation	:	moralisation, moralization,
definition	:	the act of making moral (or more moral) (noun.act)

7. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements (verb.communication)

derivation	:	preaching, sermon,
definition	:	a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication)

derivation	:	moralisation, moralization, moralizing,
definition	:	indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preachification,
definition	:	moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner (noun.communication)

derivation	:	discourse, preaching, sermon,
definition	:	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel (noun.person)