US /ˈmɔrəlɪst/ UK /ˈmɒrəlɪst/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who teaches, studies, or emphasizes moral principles

    The essayist writes as a moralist as much as a historian.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who teaches,... ethicistmoralizer
Word family
Forms moralists
Related forms moralmoralityethics

Etymology

From moral + -ist.

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