moralist

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Definitions

noun

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

Related words

Synonyms

martinet disciplinarian sanctimonious antimoralist immoralist moral police censorist grundy amoralist ethicist do-gooder moralfag puritanical anticensor moralphobia antimorality

Associated

lexicographer freud morality virtue critic moral gregory writings literary sense writer tradition

Rhymes

oralist fora list

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