moralism
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Though the outcomes encoded here are colored by midcentury manners, they are surprisingly daring and averse to sedate moralism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Born in Virginia and educated in history and political science at Johns Hopkins University, Wilson became a respected intellectual in his fields with an interest in public service and a profound sense of moralism.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
In 1905, George Bernard Shaw, the playwright, referred to censorship-happy moralism as “Comstockery” in a letter to The New York Times.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
And he seems less driven by moralism than bound by legalism.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2019
But Professor Smith does not quite escape American moralism in his effort to accentuate Poe's virtues.
From The Critical Game by John Albert Macy
