moralise
Expound on virtue
Moralise is the British spelling of moralize.
To moralise is to comment on matters of right and wrong, often in a tedious or self-righteous way: He moralised endlessly about the younger generation's failings.
The word usually carries a negative connotation—suggesting someone who lectures others rather than offering genuine moral insight.
Deliver religious discourse
- sermonClergy's worship address
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- sermonizeSpeak with moral authority
- admonishReprove with counsel
exhort · homily · edify · didactic · hectoring · sanctimonious · self-righteous · holier-than-thou
preach
Deliver religious discourse
- sermonClergy's worship address
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- sermonizeSpeak with moral authority
admonish · exhort · homily · edify · didactic · hectoring · sanctimonious · self-righteous · holier-than-thou · soapbox
condemn
Declare wrong or guilty
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- reproachExpression of disappointment
denounce · criticize · scold · rebuke · chastise · reprove · castigate · upbraid · fault-finding · judgmental
lesson
Unit of teaching
- meaningWhat something signifies
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- fableMoral tale with animals
parable · maxim · aphorism · proverb · teaching · exemplum · Aesop · didactic · instructive · cautionary
moraliselisten
Perceive sound attentively
hold one's tongue · stay quiet · hear out · bite one's tongue · say nothing
moralisepractice what one preaches
Behave consistently with stated beliefs
lead by example · walk the walk · act · embody · sin
moraliselive and let live
Philosophy of mutual tolerance
accept · tolerate · empathize · understand · forgive
- Victorian moralityRigid 1800s social standards
- morality taleStory conveying ethical instruction
- morality playsDidactic medieval dramas
- Christian moralityMoral system from Christ's teachings
- sexual moralityStandards for intimate conduct
- morality policeEthics enforcement authority
morality, immorality, moralizing, demoralize, moralistic, demoralized, demoralizing, moralist, moralize