Meaning of MORALIST
| Pronunciation: | | 'morulist
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- [n] someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- [n] a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
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MORALIST is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | disciplinarian, martinet |
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| | See Also: | | authoritarian, dictator, egalitarian, elitist, equalitarian, philosopher, stickler, utilitarian | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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