moralist
/ˈmɔːɹəlɪst/MAW-ruh-list
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈmɔɹəlɪst/MAW-ruh-list
Meaningone devoted to morals
Common meaning: a person who lectures on right and wrong
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- morcustom, wayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1167 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- ista person who does or follows
Journey through time
- Latinmōs, mōris‘custom, way’
- Frenchmoral
- Englishmoral‘of right conduct’
- Englishformed in English from moralmoralist‘a person who lectures on right and wrong’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from moral + -ist.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MORAL, p.377 · scan
Roots
- mōs, mōris Latin “custom, way”
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