moralist

1. 1.

   a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems

   Broaderphilosopher

   Narroweregalitarianelitistutilitarian
2. 2.

   someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

   Synonymsmartinetdisciplinarian

   Broaderauthoritarian

   Narrowerstickler

Other forms of moralist

plural

moralists·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about moralist

What does moralist mean?

moralist means "a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in moralist?

moralist has 3 syllables: mo-ra-list. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɔɹəlɪst/.

What is another word for moralist?

Close synonyms include martinet, disciplinarian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moralist a common word?

moralist is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.