moralizer

noun

Definition of moralizernext
1
as in preacher

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as in moralist

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  1. preacher
  2. moralist
  3. puritan
  4. reader
  5. catechist
Noun
  • Born in Round Rock, Talarico is currently training to become a preacher.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Raised by a preacher and a professional bodybuilder father, Pope draws on his upbringing to confront internalized homophobia and navigate his identity.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of preacher
Noun
  • Satirists are famously also moralists, and Houellebecq is no exception.
    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
Definition of moralist
Noun
  • Centuries after being burned at the stake, a witch named Jennifer (Veronica Lake) magically reappears and tries to torment the descendant of the puritan who led the charge against her — only to fall in love with him.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Naysayers and scene puritans are too late to tear down Turnstile; the Baltimore band heard it all before its third album even dropped anyway.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of puritan
Noun
  • The toll readers have a lower administrative cost than payment through a license plate account or returning a payment with an invoice through the mail.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Book readers will remember these figures played an essential role in another battle at the Ministry between Voldemort and Dumbledore.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of reader
Noun
  • But Philip Siphong Onphitak, the village religious teacher, or catechist, assumed leadership of his flock, keeping up resistance until Dec. 16, when he was murdered in the jungle, reportedly by Boonlue.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Lacchin was quietly transferred to a nearby mission; his driver and a catechist at Archer’s Post, Benjamin Ekwam, was chosen to marry Sabina.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
Definition of catechist
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