Associations to the word «Moralistic»

Wiktionary

MORALISTIC, adjective. Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous
MORALISTIC THERAPEUTIC DEISM, noun. A diffuse notion of theism and morality, which need not be tied to any particular religious creed, found to be common among early 21st century US American teenagers.

Dictionary definition

MORALISTIC, adjective. Narrowly and conventionally moral.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne