Moralist \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.
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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.
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The love (in the moralist of virtue, but in the
Christian) of God himself. --Hammond.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
moralist
n 1: a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
2: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
[syn: martinet, disciplinarian]
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