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as in preacher
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as in moralist
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Noun
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The family later moved to Tulsa, Okla., where his father became a preacher and his mother, Joyce (Schott) Ray, managed the home.—
Clay Risen,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Bruer, 67, had served in at least 22 states and territories and seven countries since 1976, according to a timeline compiled by Pam Walton, a former member who has used historical records and photographs to track the movements of predatory preachers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
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Satirists are famously also moralists, and Houellebecq is no exception.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Baltimore Sun editorial writers offer opinions and analysis on news and issues relevant to readers.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Moralizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralizer. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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