Definitions for: Moralist


[n] someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
[n] a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: disciplinarian, martinet

See Also: authoritarian, dictator, egalitarian, elitist, equalitarian, philosopher, stickler, utilitarian

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