About The Word Moralist
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Moralist
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What's The Definition Of Moralist?
[n] someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
[n] a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems Synonyms | Synonyms for Moralist: disciplinarian | martinet Related Terms | Find terms related to Moralist: See Also | authoritarian | dictator | egalitarian | elitist | equalitarian | philosopher | stickler | utilitarian Moralist In Webster's Dictionary \Mor"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. moraliste.]
1. One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the
duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct
vice and inculcate moral duties. --Addison.
2. One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in
conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and
dealings with his fellow-creatures; -- sometimes used in
contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by
religious motives.
The love (in the moralist of virtue, but in the
Christian) of God himself. --Hammond.
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