as in puritan
a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters
a smattering of moralists around the country tried to get the songs banned from the radio
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Recent Examples of moralist
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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Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
The great moralist and philosopher, the late Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks powerfully explained the difference between a contract and a covenant.
—Michael Eisenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2023
Garcia even had the opportunity to play the moralist.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
He’s always been a moralist, concerned with our obligations to one another; now, an ongoing and intense debate over democracy and its threats has further exposed that.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
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Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
The great moralist and philosopher, the late Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks powerfully explained the difference between a contract and a covenant.
—Michael Eisenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2023
Garcia even had the opportunity to play the moralist.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
He’s always been a moralist, concerned with our obligations to one another; now, an ongoing and intense debate over democracy and its threats has further exposed that.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
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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
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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
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“Moralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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