moralizante

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Spanish

Etymology

From moralizar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /moɾaliˈθante/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /moɾaliˈsante/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: mo‧ra‧li‧zan‧te

Adjective

moralizante m or f (masculine and feminine plural moralizantes)

  1. moralizing (US), moralising (UK)
    • 2015 October 8, “De El Bosco a Brueghel pasando por Róterdam”, in El País:
      De las obras de género, ya fueran cómicas o moralizantes, donde los retratos de la nobleza y los temas religiosos son sustituidos por tipos más cercanos: campesinos, vagabundos, pobres, comerciantes, recaudadores de impuestos o prostitutas, repartidos en fiestas populares, mercados, tabernas y burdeles.
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