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moral policing

moral policing noun: the act of enforcing one's own perceived moral standards on others. Also the present participle and gerund of moral police.

Noun

moral policing (plural moral policings)

  1. (India) the act of enforcing one's own perceived moral standards on others.

Also used as

moral policing is also the present participle and gerund of moral police.

Forms of moral policing

pluralmoral policings

Questions about moral policing

What does moral policing mean?
Moral policing means the act of enforcing one's own perceived moral standards on others.
What part of speech is moral policing?
Moral policing is a noun.
What is the plural of moral policing?
The plural of moral policing is moral policings.

Words near moral policing in the dictionary

  1. moral philosophies
  2. moral philosophy
  3. moral police
  4. moral policed
  5. moral polices
  6. moral policing
  7. moral policings
  8. moral realism
  9. moral relativism
  10. moral relativisms
  11. moral science

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