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MORALIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

Synonyms:

disciplinarian; martinet; moralist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("moralist" is a kind of...):

authoritarian; dictator (a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moralist"):

stickler (someone who insists on something)

Derivation:

moralism (judgments about another person's morality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("moralist" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moralist"):

egalitarian; equalitarian (a person who believes in the equality of all people)

elitist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group)

utilitarian (someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility)

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