prudification

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English

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Etymology

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From prude +‎ -ification.

Noun

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prudification (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.
    • 2011, Stephen Bates, God's Own Country: Religion and Politics in the USA:
      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.
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