virtue signalling

== English == === Alternative forms === virtue signaling, virtue-signalling, virtue-signaling === Etymology === Initially used in academic works about religion to refer to ostentatious public displays of religiosity. Popularised by James Bartholomew in an April 2015 article in the British conservative magazine The Spectator. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɜɹtʃu sɪɡnəlɪŋ/, [ˈvɝtʃ-] === Noun === virtue signalling (uncountable) (derogatory, chiefly in the context of political and social justice issues) The practice of expressing a particular opinion or performing a particular action in an attempt to make oneself look virtuous: commonly defensively in response to, or anticipation of, criticism; or aggressively, in assuming a moral posture in attacking an opponent. Antonym: vice signalling Hypernyms: signaling, performing ==== Derived terms ==== virtue signal ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === virtue signalling present participle and gerund of virtue signal === References === James Bartholomew (April 2015), “The Awful Rise of ‘Virtue Signalling’”, in The Spectator‎[5], London. James Bartholomew (October 2015), “I Invented ‘Virtue Signalling’. Now It’s Taking Over the World”, in The Spectator‎[6], London. “virtue signalling ’"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000000A-QINU`"’ virtue signaling, n .”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2021.