Synonyms for moralistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mawr-uh-list, mor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr ə lɪst, ˈmɒr-

Top 10 synonyms for moralistic Other synonyms for the word moralistic

Définition of moralistic

Origin :
  • 1845; from moralist + -ic. Related: Moralistically.
  • As in moral : adj ethical, honest
  • As in rightful : adj legitimate
  • As in virtuous : adj good, ethical; innocent
  • As in sententious : adj concise
  • As in Pecksniffian : adj hypocritical
  • As in pharisaic : adj hypocritical
  • As in pharisaical : adj hypocritical
  • As in principled : adj ethical
  • As in right-minded : adj ethical
  • As in ethical : adj moral, righteous
  • As in hypocritical : adj deceitful, pretending
Example sentences :
  • See how the moralistic note is struck in the field of political satire.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • It is too melodramatic, too moralistic perhaps to suit our modern taste.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • Are you inclined to be moralistic, dogmatic, critical, or judgmental?
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • How tight-shut, how moralistic, how overbearing these intellectuals with a mission!
  • Extract from : « Soliloquies in England » by George Santayana
  • Another source of misunderstanding is the confusion of beauty with moralistic values.
  • Extract from : « The Enjoyment of Art » by Carleton Noyes
  • It is tragic that some would-be Christians, like Mrs. Strait, become so moralistic that they condemn rather than help people.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • The moralistic conception of the gospel as a “law of liberty,” the very phrase recalling the expression of Barn.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Moralistic persons are given to escaping this evil by falling into another pit.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • Or conscientiousness—what was above described as the moralistic view.
  • Extract from : « The Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy of Fine Arts » by Georg Hegel
  • Carlyle remained a Puritan, without any dogmatic beliefs except a kind of moralistic pantheism.
  • Extract from : « The Victorian Age » by William Ralph Inge

Antonyms for moralistic

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