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prudification

prudification noun: the increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.

Noun

prudification (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.
    • He had an immense influence in the prudification of America, instilling terror into legitimate publishers and doctors as well as crooks, cranks, quacks and pornographers.2011, Stephen Bates, God's Own Country: Religion and Politics in the USA

Origin of prudification

From prude + -ification.

Questions about prudification

What does prudification mean?
Prudification means the increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.
What part of speech is prudification?
Prudification is a noun.

Words near prudification in the dictionary

  1. Prudhoe
  2. Prudhoe Bay
  3. prudhomme
  4. prudhommes
  5. prudhommie
  6. prudification
  7. prudifies
  8. prudify
  9. prudifying
  10. prudish
  11. prudishly

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