moralist
noun
, ˈmär-\
Definition of moralist
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Synonyms & Antonyms for moralist
Synonyms
bluenose, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, prude, puritan, wowser [chiefly Australian]
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The moralist’s dilemma American politics is dominated by people who think about politics professionally, and thus do not think about the world in a particularly normal way. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The controversy over Bernie Sanders’s low-paid field staffers, explained," 20 July 2019 Although many Jews did indeed participate in the new economy, Jewish and Christian financial activities were not distinct, a fact of which Christian moralists were all too aware and that they were determined to change. — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, "A Terribly Durable Myth," 17 June 2019 According to Will, Carter was an incompetent moralist, and Reagan a friend who won the Cold War but was nevertheless incapable of restraining the appetites of voters for big government. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "The Conservative Sensibility Is George Will’s Definitive Declaration," 20 June 2019 In order to shame churchmen and laypeople alike into being less focused on wealth and luxury, moralists mobilized all the rhetorical weapons at their disposal. — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, "A Terribly Durable Myth," 17 June 2019 Food writers are divided into two major branches, the sensualists and the moralists. — Max Watman, WSJ, "‘Buttermilk Graffiti’ Review: What’s Your Order?," 16 Nov. 2018 McCain and cosponsor Russ Feingold, a progressive Democrat representing Wisconsin, had little institutional power and were regarded by their colleagues as moralists, rather than the wheeler-dealers who are presumed to get things done in the Senate. — Mark Schmitt, Vox, "John McCain’s signature campaign finance law was a real achievement — for its time," 26 Aug. 2018 Professor Pipes, a moralist shaped by his experiences as a Jew who had fled the Nazi occupation of Poland, would have none of it. — New York Times, "Richard Pipes, Historian of Russia and Reagan Aide, Dies at 94," 17 May 2018 For all his hatred of parochial moralizing—a constant theme in his work, whether the preaching came from Jews or gentiles, liberals or conservatives—Roth was himself a kind of moralist. — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, "Remembering Philip Roth, a Giant of American Literature," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'moralist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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