moralist (redirected from moralists)

mor·al·ist  (môr-lst, mr-)

n.

1. A teacher or student of morals and moral problems.

2. One who follows a system of moral principles.

3. One who is unduly concerned with the morals of others.

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moralist [ˈmɒrəlɪst]

n

1. (Social Science / Education) a person who seeks to regulate the morals of others or to imbue others with a sense of morality

2. (Philosophy) a person who lives in accordance with moral principles

3. (Philosophy) a philosopher who is concerned with casuistic discussions of right action, or who seeks a general characterization of right action, often contrasted with a moral philosopher whose concern is with general philosophical questions about ethics

moralistic  adj

moralistically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moralist - a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems egalitarian, equalitarian - a person who believes in the equality of all people elitist - someone who believes in rule by an elite group philosopher - a specialist in philosophy utilitarian - someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
	2.	moralist - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms disciplinarian, martinet authoritarian, dictator - a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" stickler - someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness"

Translations

moralist [ˈmɒrəlɪst] N → moralizador(a) m/f; (= philosopher, teacher) → moralista mf

moralist

n (Philos, fig) → Moralist(in) m(f)

moralist [ˈmɒrəlɪst] n → moralista m/f

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moralist [ˈmɒrəlɪst] n → moralista m/f