Associations to the word «Moralist»

Wiktionary

MORALIST, noun. (pejorative) One who drives all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.
MORALIST, noun. (obsolete) A teacher of morals.

Dictionary definition

MORALIST, noun. A philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems.
MORALIST, noun. Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke