moralist
[mawr-uh-list, mor-]
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Origin of moralist
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Contemporary Examples
This moralistic regime demonized gays while it hid true monsters.
Much of the series was turned over to moralistic preaching about the evils of premarital sex.
‘7th Heaven’ Dad Stephen Collins and the Christian Right’s Real Morality TaleAmanda Marcotte
October 8, 2014
What Webb offers is a sobering, moralistic way of looking at the world.
Unfortunately, courts are rarely moved by moralistic attacks of statutes that the accused view as unjust.
“There were two big dangers: misogyny and moralistic lecturing,” the French weekly opined.
Historical Examples
See how the moralistic note is struck in the field of political satire.
The American MindBliss Perry
It is too melodramatic, too moralistic perhaps to suit our modern taste.
Are you inclined to be moralistic, dogmatic, critical, or judgmental?
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
How tight-shut, how moralistic, how overbearing these intellectuals with a mission!
Soliloquies in EnglandGeorge Santayana
Another source of misunderstanding is the confusion of beauty with moralistic values.
The Enjoyment of ArtCarleton Noyes
moralist
- a person who seeks to regulate the morals of others or to imbue others with a sense of morality
- a person who lives in accordance with moral principles
- a philosopher who is concerned with casuistic discussions of right action, or who seeks a general characterization of right action, often contrasted with a moral philosopher whose concern is with general philosophical questions about ethics
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Word Origin and History for moralistic
moralist
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