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moralist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disciplinarian, martinet |
| Type of | dictator, authoritarian |
| Has types | stickler |
| Derivation | moralism |
moralist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosopher |
| Has types | egalitarian, elitist, equalitarian, utilitarian |
Examples of moralist
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Johnson was a moralist, poet, essayist, dictionary maker, and conversationalist.
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He is not an easy man to pigeonhole politically, although he is a stern moralist.
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This President Obama, the pseudo moralist, has voted in favor of infanticide.
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How does it square with his reputation as theatre's moralist, asks Oliver Burkeman.
From the guardian.co.uk
It fails to disguise a moralist concerned with a lapse of decorum and values.
From the time.com
The moralist within us maintains that a single death is as important as a thousand.
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A moralist dogmatically upholds moral codes regardless of the circumstances.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Which is why Thatcher the free marketeer needed to be Thatcher the moralist.
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If it does, this will be a very good moment for William Kentridge, anguished moralist.
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- A philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
- Martinet: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- (moralistic) narrowly and conventionally moral
- (moralism) a moral maxim
- Morality (from the Latin '' "manner, character, proper behavior") is a sense of behavioral conduct that differentiates intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good (or right) and bad (or wrong). ...
- The Moralist is a novel by Rod Downey. Downey has said that he was influenced by governmental responses to the Rind Report. The Moralist is a story about a taboo love between an adult and a child.
- One who drives all their decisions based on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship; A teacher of morals
- (moralistic) Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous
