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German
Etymology
Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Moral + -in (suffix forming names of chemical substances).
Pronunciation
Noun
Moralin n (strong, genitive Moralins, no plural)
- (humorous, derogatory) rigid morality
1998 January 16, Christoph Klessmann, “Das Ende eines Systems”, in Die Zeit:Angesichts der in Deutschland immer noch mit Verve praktizierten Rechthaberei und der mit viel Moralin geführten Debatten um die jüngste Zeitgeschichte ist Maiers Buch als souveräner Versuch einer breitgespannten verstehenden Analyse ein bemerkenswerter, großer Wurf.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Moralin” in Duden online
- “Moralin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache