moralisation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
moralisation
    n 1: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often
         superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant
         moralizing drove me mad" [syn: {moralizing},
         {moralization}, {moralisation}]
    2: the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she
       worked toward the moralization of English literature" [syn:
       {moralization}, {moralisation}]