moralist

English

Etymology

moral +‎ -ist

Noun

moralist (plural moralists)

(derogatory) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.
(obsolete) A teacher of morals.

Translations

one driven by perceived morals

Finnish: moralisti (fi)
Greek: ηθικολόγος (el) m or f (ithikológos)

Latvian: morālists m, morāliste f
Turkish: ahlakçı (tr)

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