moralist
noun
mor·al·ist
ˈmȯr-ə-list 
ˈmär-
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a smattering of moralists around the country tried to get the songs banned from the radio
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Satirists are famously also moralists, and Houellebecq is no exception.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Lewis is, in other words, a moralist who has dedicated his career to an exploration of pragmatism.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
My father was the publisher of Penthouse, the most successful and outrageous and probably most controversial magazine of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and a lightning rod for moralists who perpetually sought its destruction.
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The old moralists understood the dangers of insisting on the repayment of unpayable debts.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Lewis is, in other words, a moralist who has dedicated his career to an exploration of pragmatism.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
My father was the publisher of Penthouse, the most successful and outrageous and probably most controversial magazine of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and a lightning rod for moralists who perpetually sought its destruction.
—Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
The old moralists understood the dangers of insisting on the repayment of unpayable debts.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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“Moralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moralist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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moralist
noun
mor·al·ist
ˈmȯr-ə-ləst
ˈmär-
1
: a person who leads a moral life
2
: a person who teaches, studies, or points out morals
3
: a person who is concerned with regulating the morals of others
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