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

And he seems less driven by moralism than bound by legalism.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2019

The original screenwriter, Walon Green, wanted to upend the usual moralism and mythology of the West.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2019

Religion in the sense of self-surrender, and moralism in the sense of self-sufficingness, have been pitted against each other as incompatibles frequently enough in the history of human thought.

From Pragmatism by James, William