moralism

nouns

a moral maxim

moralism

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

judgments about another person's morality

"he could not stand her hectoring moralism"

moralism

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed