reform vs moralization

moralization vs reform

reform and moralization both are nouns.

reform is a verb but moralization is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reform	Yes	No	Yes	No
moralization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moralization is a hyponym of reform; that is, moralization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reform:

reform: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
moralization: the act of making moral (or more moral)

Other hyponyms of reform include land reform, moralisation, housecleaning.

reform (noun)	moralization (noun)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses	the act of making moral (or more moral)
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices	indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

reform (verb)	moralization (verb)
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
break up the molecules of
produce by cracking
change for the better
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

Difference between reform and moralization

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