NOUN | communication | moralism | a moral maxim |
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act | moralism | judgments about another person's morality |
Sounds | mao'rahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A moral maxim. | |
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Broader | maxim, axiom | A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits |
Adjectives | moralistic | narrowly and conventionally moral |
Meaning | Judgments about another person's morality. | |
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Example | "he could not stand her hectoring moralism" | |
Broader | value judgment, value judgement | An assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed |
Adjectives | moralistic | narrowly and conventionally moral |
Nouns | moralist | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms |
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