Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory)One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.

    Moralist, Moralistin

    a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems

  2. A teacher of morals; a person who studies morality; a moral philosopher.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He is described as a moralist.

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  2. Moralists are people who scratch themselves in places where others are itching.

    deMoralisten sind Menschen, die sich dort kratzen, wo es andere juckt.

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  3. Moralists make me itch.

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  4. He liked food and wine and conversation. He was a moralist, but not a solemn or humorless man in the least.

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Translations

7 languages
Deutsch
one driven by perceived morals:

Forms

plural: moralists
Singularmoralist
Pluralmoralists

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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