prudification
English edit
Etymology edit
prude + -ification
Noun edit
prudification (uncountable)
- (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.