moralist

noun

Etymology

From moral + -ist.

  1. derived from mōrālis — “relating to manners or morals
  2. derived from moral
  3. inherited from moral
  4. suffixed as moralist — “moral + ist

Definitions

  1. One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with…

    One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.

  2. A teacher of morals

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA