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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca