as in puritanism
a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters the moralism that the candidate displays on the campaign trail is seen by some as hypocritical

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Recent Examples of moralism And, along with its hearty sentiment, Cukor delivers a strong repudiation of provincial American moralism. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024 The results in places like Burundi, Iraq, and Rwanda were often short-lived and ultimately led to bloodshed. Avoiding the hard sell will require that liberal states and activists tone down their legalism, moralism, and universalism. Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2022 Liberal states and activists must tone down their legalism, moralism, and universalism. Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2022 American culture, after all, tends to treat sleep less as a matter of morality than as an outlet for haphazard moralism. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for moralism

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“Moralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralism. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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