moralizer

noun

Definition of moralizernext
1
as in preacher

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as in moralist

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  1. preacher
  2. moralist
  3. puritan
  4. reader
  5. catechist
Noun
  • His venue, the Tabernacle, hosted church services, preachers, lecturers and community events.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The abolitionist, women’s rights advocate and preacher was born into slavery in New York, sold four times, then escaped in 1826.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of preacher
Noun
  • The concept of consciousness has kept a small army of moralists, physicists, and theologians busy for generations.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Satirists are famously also moralists, and Houellebecq is no exception.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of moralist
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of puritan
Noun
  • From securing funding to building sustainable networks, Finney’s advice cuts through the noise and equips readers with the tools to create thriving businesses.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The readers’ representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of reader
Noun
  • But Philip Siphong Onphitak, the village religious teacher, or catechist, assumed leadership of his flock, keeping up resistance until Dec. 16, when he was murdered in the jungle, reportedly by Boonlue.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Lacchin was quietly transferred to a nearby mission; his driver and a catechist at Archer’s Post, Benjamin Ekwam, was chosen to marry Sabina.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
Definition of catechist
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