Speak as if delivering a sermon

• The exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The behaviour of one who moralizes. vb. (present participle of moralize English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Moralize \Mor"al*ize\ (m[o^]r"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moralized (m[o^]r"al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moralizing (m[o^]r"al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. This ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad" [syn: moralization , moralisation ]