victorian era, n.Definitions

The Victorian era (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠an age of repression: a convulsive attempt to keep anaemic ideals artificially alive by constant moralizing.